Happiness is in our Nature: Exploring Nature Relatedness as a Contributor to Subjective Well-Being

By Elizabeth K. Nisbet, John M. Zelenski, Steven A. Murphy. 2011

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

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Meaning in Nature: Meaning in Life as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Well-Being (2013, background): “Nisbet et al. (2011) and Cervinka et al. (2012) showed that meaning in life was a significant correlate of nature connectedness.”
The mediating role of place attachment between nature connectedness and human well-being: perspectives from Japan (2019, background): “Nature connectedness leads to sustainability (Nisbet et al. 2011) and promotes well-being, while place-based discourses for attaining sustainability gained attention with emergence of ‘sustainability science’ over the last decade (Wilbanks 2015; Chapin III and Knapp 2015; Potschin and Hainesyoung 20”
The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis (2014, background): “This is necessary as the association between measures of nature connectedness and happiness appear to vary considerably, with correlation coefficients ranging from −0.01 (Nisbet et al., 2011) to 0.42 (Zelenski and Nisbet, 2014) in the published research literature.”
Exploring potential mechanisms involved in the relationship between eudaimonic wellbeing and nature connection (2017, positive): “As mentioned above, nature connection is likely to play an important role in promoting eudaimonic wellbeing amongst certain individuals (Capaldi et al., 2014; Capaldi, Passmore, Nisbet, Zelenski, & Dopko, 2015; Nisbet et al., 2011; Zelenski & Nisbet, 2014).”
Experiencing Connection With Nature: The Matrix of Psychological Well-Being, Mindfulness, and Outdoor Recreation (2013, positive): “Subjective vitality has been shown to increase as a function of simple exposure to nature (Ryan et al., 2010) and an environmental education intervention (Nisbet et al., 2011).”
Relating ecoystem services to domains of human well-being: Foundation for a U.S. index (2013, background): “Biophilia is most evident by he popularity of zoos and outdoor activities and in people who ave non-economic motivations for the protection of natural areas nd biodiversity, such as positive experiences of an area, solastalgia, nd having affection or sympathy for non-human species (Serpell, 004; Mar”
Happiness and Feeling Connected (2014, background): “, 2009; Nisbet & Zelenski, 2011b) and longitudinal studies of trait nature relatedness changes (Nisbet et al., 2011) support this causal direction, it is also possible that happiness causes feelings of connectedness or nature relatedness.”
From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature (2018, background): “The close association with nature could contribute significantly to prompting individuals’ physical, mental, and overall wellbeing caused by exposure to nature [13], for example, Nisbet, Zelenski and Murphy demonstrated that CN contributes significantly to personal growth, self-acceptance, positive ”
Saving Mr. Nature: Anthropomorphism enhances connectedness to and protectiveness toward nature (2013, background): “Some studies have already shown that connectedness to nature is linked to positive emotions (Mayer et al., 2009; Nisbet et al., 2011).”
Engagement with natural beauty moderates the positive relation between connectedness with nature and psychological well-being (2014, background): “For instance, Perrin and Benassi (2009) conducted a content analysis of the connectedness with nature items and showed that they do not focus on emotional connection but rather is a cognitive assessment of people’s belief about their connection to nature.”
EcoWellness: The Missing Factor in Holistic Wellness Models (2012, background): “The fact that nature has restorative effects on some individuals is largely indisputable (Ryan et al., 2010). Reductions in stress, increases in focus and concentration, enhanced academic performance, and increases in vitality have all been positively related to the presence of nature (Brymer, Cuddi”