Environmental Strategies of Affect Regulation and Their Associations With Subjective Well-Being

Korpela, Kalevi; Pasanen, Tytti; Repo, Veera; Hartig, Terry; Staats, Henk; Mason, Michael; Alves, Susana; Fornara, Ferdinando; Marks, Anthony D. G.; Saini, Sunil; Scopelliti, Massimiliano; Soares, Ana Luiza Gonçalves; Stigsdotter, Ulrika K.; Thompson, Catharine Ward

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00562

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“…The experience of these two distinct types of positive affect in nature is in line with research by . Recently, Korpela et al (2018) have noted that the role of nature in affect regulation is often overlooked. They show that there is a relationship between well-being and affect regulation.…”

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30 Days Wild: who benefits most?

Richardson

McEwan

Garip

2018

JPMH

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Purpose: There is a need to provide interventions to improve well-being that are accessible and cost-effective. Interventions to increase engagement with nature are coming to the fore. The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days Wild Campaign shows promise as a large-scale intervention for improving public engagement with nature for well-being. Design: 273 people fully participated in a repeated measures evaluation comparing baseline measures of nature connection, health, happiness and conservation behaviours with measures post-30 days and 3 months. Results: There were sustained and significant increases for scores in nature connection, health, happiness and conservation behaviours. Those with lower scores at baseline in nature connection, conservation behaviours and happiness showed the most benefit. Older participants and those with higher baseline scores in conservation behaviours were the most likely to sustain their engagement with the campaign. Research Limitations: Although the design and defined outcomes meet criteria for public health interventions, the self-reported measures, self-selecting sample and attrition are limitations. Value: The significant and sustained effects of the campaign on health, happiness and nature connection and conservation, makes this a promising intervention for improving human and nature's well-being. The large community sample and naturalistic setting for the intervention makes these data relevant to future interventions and policy.

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30 Days Wild: who benefits most?

Richardson

McEwan

Garip

2018

JPMH

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“…It's clear that engagement with nature can induce positive emotions and this goes beyond restoration and counteracting negative affect (Kaplan and Kaplan 1989;Ulrich 1984). Nature also brings benefits when human 'selfcontrol' resources are not depleted (Beute and De Kort 2014), helping manage emotions (Richardson 2019); a role that is often overlooked (Korpela et al 2018). McMahan and Estes (2015) argue that the beneficial effects of nature on emotional well-being are driven primarily by increases in positive affect.…”

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Where the wild things are! Do urban green spaces with greater avian biodiversity promote more positive emotions in humans?

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Urban green space can help mitigate the negative impacts of urban living and provide positive effects on citizens' mood, health and well-being. Questions remain, however, as to whether all types of green space are equally beneficial, and if not, what landscape forms or key features optimise the desired benefits. For example, it has been cited that urban landscapes rich in wildlife (high biodiversity) may promote more positive emotions and enhance well-being. This research utilised a mobile phone App, employed to assess people's emotions when they entered any one of 945 green spaces within the city of Sheffield, UK. Emotional responses were correlated to key traits of the individual green spaces, including levels of biodiversity the participant perceived around them. For a subsample of these green spaces, actual levels of biodiversity were assessed through avian and habitat surveys. Results demonstrated strong correlations between levels of avian biodiversity within a green space and human emotional response to that space. Respondents reported being happier in sites with greater avian biodiversity (p < 0.01, r = 0.78) and a greater variety of habitats (p < 0.02, r = 0.72). Relationships were strengthened when emotions were linked to perceptions of overall biodiversity (p < 0.001, r = 0.89). So, when participants thought the site was wildlife rich, they reported more positive emotions, even when actual avian biodiversity levels were not necessarily enhanced. The data strengthens the arguments that nature enhances well-being through positive affect, and that increased 'engagement with nature' may help support human health within urban environments. The results have strong implications for city planning with respect to the design, management and use of city green spaces.

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“…A body of emotional regulation research evidences the links to well-being ( Gross, 2013 ; DeSteno et al, 2013 ). Korpela et al (2018) note how the role of nature in affect regulation is often overlooked and describe the relationship between affect regulation and well-being. Korpela et al (2018) call for further study into environmental affect regulation strategies.…”

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“… Korpela et al (2018) note how the role of nature in affect regulation is often overlooked and describe the relationship between affect regulation and well-being. Korpela et al (2018) call for further study into environmental affect regulation strategies. Richardson et al (2016b) demonstrated how responses to nature exposure can be linked to affect regulation by considering the three-circle model of emotion ( Gilbert, 2009 ).…”

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30 Days Wild and the Relationships Between Engagement With Nature’s Beauty, Nature Connectedness and Well-Being

Richardson

McEwan

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Recent research suggests that engagement with natural beauty (EWNB) is key to the well-being benefits of nature connectedness. The Wildlife Trust’s 30 Days Wild campaign provides a large-scale intervention for improving public engagement with nature and its beauty. The effect of 30 Days Wild participation on levels of EWNB and the relationship between EWNB, nature connectedness and happiness was evaluated during the 2017 campaign. Of the 49,000 people who signed up to the campaign, 308 people fully completed measures of EWNB, nature connection, health, happiness, and conservation behaviors at baseline, post-30 days and post-2 months. There were sustained and significant increases for scores in nature connection, health, happiness, and conservation behaviors. In addition, 30 Days Wild was the first intervention found to increase EWNB. Further, the significant increase in EWNB mediated the relationship between the increases in nature connectedness and happiness. In a supplementary study to understand the well-being benefits further (n = 153), emotional regulation was found to mediate the relationship between nature connectedness and happiness, but EWNB and emotional regulation were not related. The links between nature’s beauty, nature connectedness and well-being are discussed within an account of affect-regulation.

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Environmental Strategies of Affect Regulation and Their Associations With Subjective Well-Being

Cited by 63 publications

References 71 publications

30 Days Wild: who benefits most?

30 Days Wild: who benefits most?

Where the wild things are! Do urban green spaces with greater avian biodiversity promote more positive emotions in humans?

30 Days Wild and the Relationships Between Engagement With Nature’s Beauty, Nature Connectedness and Well-Being

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