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ArticleAmbio2026

Connecting with nature: The missing link between a satisfied life and a healthy life?

Kate Sollis, Usitha Rajeevan, Lily M van Eeden, Kate Lee, Lucy Keniger, Brenda B Lin, Pauline Marsh, Emily J Flies

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Article in Ambio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kate SollisGeography, Planning and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia. Kate.Sollis@utas.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0636-8805
Usitha RajeevanGeography, Planning and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0925-1568
Lily M van EedenApplied Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, RMIT University STEM College, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0456-9670
Kate LeeDepartment of Energy, Environment, and Climate Action, Government of Victoria, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-079X
Lucy KenigerGeography, Planning and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.
Brenda B LinCSIRO, Land and Water Ecosystem Sciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD, 4102, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-9172
Pauline Marsh *Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4371-2628
Emily J Flies *Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia. Emily.Flies@utas.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-0330

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nature connection is an important leverage point for human wellbeing and planetary health. In this paper, we examine the varying relationships between nature connection and wellbeing measures through a nationally-representative survey in Australia. We find a positive association between nature connection and two measures of wellbeing: life satisfaction (measured through the personal wellbeing index; PWI) and health-related quality-of-life (measured through the Australian Quality of Life (AQoL) tool). Nature connection was associated with all PWI life domains with a strength of association similar to the relationship between income and PWI. We find a stronger association between nature connection and how satisfied a person feels about their life (PWI) than how well a person feels they function in life (AQoL). Those with higher levels of nature connection tend to have greater life satisfaction than expected from their health-related quality-of-life. These findings highlight the potential to improve wellbeing via nature connection, by expanding opportunities to meaningfully connect with nature.

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NaturePersonal SatisfactionQuality of LifeAustraliaHumansPsychological Well-BeingHealth-related quality-of-lifeLife satisfactionNature connectionWellbeing

Identifiers

PMID41578114
PMCPMC13230367

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