The Distinction between Humans and Nature: Human Perceptions of Connectedness to Nature and Elements of the Natural and Unnatural

By Joanne Vining, M. Merrick, Emily A. Price. 2008

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Humans and Nature: How Knowing and Experiencing Nature Affect Well-Being (2013, background): “It is also influenced by the Western philosophical bias in the academic literature; this bias underrepresents perceived spiritual connections to nature (94).”
Engaging with Natural Beauty May Be Related to Well-Being Because It Connects People to Nature: Evidence from Three Cultures (2017, unknown): “Natural environments are the most common setting where people report experiencing beauty (Ipsos MORI, 2010), and beauty is frequently mentioned when people are asked to freely associate words related to ‘‘natural environment’’ (Vining, Merrick, & Price, 2008).”
Flourishing in nature: A review of the benefits of connecting with nature and its application as a wellbeing intervention (2015, background): “Several other studies provide empirical support for a close relationship between spirituality and nature (Diessner, Solom, Frost, Parsons, & Davidson, 2008; Leary, Tipsord, & Tate, 2008; Saraglou, Buxant, & Tilquin, 2008; Vining et al., 2008).”
Cooperation is in our nature: Nature exposure may promote cooperative and environmentally sustainable behavior (2015, unknown): “The fact that nearly every part of the video contains human-built spaces makes it antithetical to common conceptions of nature (Vining et al., 2008).”
Exploring potential mechanisms involved in the relationship between eudaimonic wellbeing and nature connection (2017, unknown): “love and care) (Vining et al., 2008), less selfish consumer decision making (Mayer & Frantz, 2004) and proenvironmental decision making (Vining, 1987).”
Getting to know nature: evaluating the effects of the Get to Know Program on children’s connectedness with nature (2017, background): “The notion that people seek out connections with things of or related to themselves, which allows for further connections, is thought to facilitate a connection between nature and the self when nature is related to the self (Vining, Merrick, and Price 2008).”