ArticlePLoS biology2022
People's desire to be in nature and how they experience it are partially heritable.
Article in PLoS biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Detection of EEG Activity in Response to the Surrounding Environment: A Neuro-Architecture Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- A generational relational model of nature and mental wellbeing: results of a qualitative analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Childhood urbanicity is associated with emotional episodic memory-related striatal function and common variation in NTRK2.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- A lower connection to nature is related to lower mental health benefits from nature contact.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A Transdisciplinary Framework to Unlock the Potential Benefits of Green Spaces for Urban Communities Under Changing Contexts.Bioscience · 2023Review
- Exposure to Green, Blue and Historic Environments and Mental Well-Being: A Comparison between Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display and Flat Screen Exposure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Pleistocene Hypothesis - Moving Savanna Perceptual Preference Hypothesis Beyond Savanna.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Nature experiences have been linked to mental and physical health. Despite the importance of understanding what determines individual variation in nature experience, the role of genes has been overlooked. Here, using a twin design (TwinsUK, number of individuals = 2,306), we investigate the genetic and environmental contributions to a person's nature orientation, opportunity (living in less urbanized areas), and different dimensions of nature experience (frequency and duration of public nature space visits and frequency and duration of garden visits). We estimate moderate heritability of nature orientation (46%) and nature experiences (48% for frequency of public nature space visits, 34% for frequency of garden visits, and 38% for duration of garden visits) and show their genetic components partially overlap. We also find that the environmental influences on nature experiences are moderated by the level of urbanization of the home district. Our study demonstrates genetic contributions to individuals' nature experiences, opening a new dimension for the study of human-nature interactions.
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