Associations of nature contact with emotional ill-being and well-being: the role of emotion regulation

Gregory N. Bratman (Korresp. Autor*in), Ashish Mehta, Hector Olvera-Alvarez, Katie Malloy Spink, Chaja Levy, Mathew P. White, Laura D. Kubzansky, James J. Gross

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Abstract

Nature contact has associations with emotional ill-being and well-being. However, the mechanisms underlying these associations are not fully understood. We hypothesised that increased adaptive and decreased maladaptive emotion regulation strategies would be a pathway linking nature contact to ill-being and well-being. Using data from a survey of 600 U.S.-based adults administered online in 2022, we conducted structural equation modelling to test our hypotheses. We found that (1) frequency of nature contact was significantly associated with lesser emotional ill-being and greater emotional well-being, (2) effective emotion regulation was significantly associated with lesser emotional ill-being and greater emotional well-being, and (3) the associations of higher frequency of nature contact with these benefits were partly explained via emotion regulation. Moreover, we found a nonlinear relationship for the associations of duration of nature contact with some outcomes, with a rise in benefits up to certain amounts of time, and a levelling off after these points. These findings support and extend previous work that demonstrates that the associations of nature contact with emotional ill-being and well-being may be partly explained by changes in emotion regulation.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)748-767
Seitenumfang20
FachzeitschriftCognition and Emotion
Jahrgang38
Ausgabenummer5
Frühes Online-Datum16 Feb. 2024
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2024

ÖFOS 2012

  • 501002 Angewandte Psychologie

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