ReviewFrontiers in psychology2019
Experiences in Nature and Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: Setting the Ground for Future Research.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 218 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biophilic Experience-Based Residential Hybrid Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- An Actual Natural Setting Improves Mood Better Than Its Virtual Counterpart: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Data.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
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- The Beneficial Interaction Between Human Well-Being and Natural Healthy Ecosystems: An Integrative Narrative Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Fostering early adolescent health and planetary well-being through nature: a Delphi study on nature-based literacy.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Driven by feelings or stimulated by context: how childhood nature experience shaped adulthood pro-environmental behavior?Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Prickly Connections: Sociodemographic Factors Shaping Attitudes, Perception and Biological Knowledge about the European Hedgehog.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Impact of physical and social living environments on pro-environmental intentions.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The relationship between perceived restorativeness and place attachment for hikers at Jeju Gotjawal Provincial Park in South Korea: the moderating effect of environmental sensitivity.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The effects of nature-based interventions on individuals' environmental behaviors: protocol for a systematic review of controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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- Effect of Materialism on Pro-environmental Behavior Among Youth in China: The Role of Nature Connectedness.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Young children contribute to nature stewardship.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Implications of disparities in social and built environment antecedents to adult nature engagement.PloS one · 2022Article
- Cultural Sets Shape Adult Conceptualizations and Relationships to Nature.Sustainability · 2021Article
- Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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Abstract
There is empirical evidence suggesting a positive link between direct experiences in nature and people's environmental attitudes (EA) and behaviors (EB). This has led researchers to encourage more frequent contact with nature, especially during childhood, as a way of increasing pro-environmentalism (i.e., pro-EA and pro-EB). However, the association between experiences in nature and EA/EB is complex, and specific guidelines for people's everyday contact with nature cannot be provided. This article offers an overview of the research conducted until know about the relation between experiences in nature and pro-environmentalism, and opens up new inquiries for future research. We begin with an introduction to people's current tendency toward an alienation from the natural world and set out the objectives of the article. It is followed by three main sections. The first one reports on what experiences in nature refer to, how and where they occur. The second section describes the different approaches used to investigate and interpret the experiences in nature-EA and EB relation. The last section provides suggestions for future research. We close by making some final remarks about the importance of (re)stablishing a greater interaction with nature for people's pro-EA and EB.
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