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ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2026

Reframing nature connectedness as a psychosocial mechanism for youth mental health.

Fuling Liu, Zilai Zhang, Yanan Huang, Pengyu Wang, Zhihua Bao, Yiyue Nou, Zhen Zhang, Hongliang Sun, Tao Song

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Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Fuling LiuDepartment of Mental Health and Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Zilai ZhangDepartment of Mental Health and Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yanan HuangDepartment of Mental Health and Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Pengyu WangThe Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Zhihua BaoThe First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yiyue NouCollege of Medical Imaging, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Zhen ZhangSchool of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Hongliang SunCollege of Humanities, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Tao SongCollege of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nature connectedness has emerged as an increasingly important resource for addressing the growing global challenge of youth mental health. Moving beyond exposure-based accounts of greenspace contact, this conceptual analysis reframes nature connectedness as a modifiable psychosocial mechanism in adolescent development. Integrating evidence and theory from developmental and environmental psychology, public health, and social science, we propose a three-pathway model through which nature connectedness may support mental health in young people: (i) emotional restoration (attentional recovery, stress buffering, and emotion regulation), (ii) behavioral regulation (physical activity, digital balance, and sleep), and (iii) social connectedness (belonging, community engagement, and family cohesion). This model provides a theoretically grounded and translational framework for designing, evaluating, and structurally embedding scalable, equity-oriented nature-based strategies within youth mental health systems.

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adolescent mental healthnature-based interventionsnature connectednesspublic healthsocial connectedness

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PMID41918578
PMCPMC13033645

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