Exposure to Natural Environment, Social Isolation and Loneliness

Vitalia, Ileana-Loredana

doi:10.47068/ctns.2020.v9i18.026

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“…There are other promising moderators, such as personality characteristics. For example, the nature-instigated, and authenticity-mediated, effects that we observed might be stronger for individuals high on anxiety (Tost et al, 2019) or loneliness (Vitalia, 2020), and low on narcissism (Womick et al, 2019).…”

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Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences.

Yang,

Sedikides,

Wang

et al. 2024

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Contact with nature may benefit, not only the bodily organism, but also the psychological self. We proposed that, assuming humans' innate affinity for nature (the biophilia hypothesis), nature would be conducive to a sense of environment-self fit, which would be experienced as authenticity (being aligned with one's true self). We formulated several hypotheses: (a) nature fosters authenticity, and it does so through at least four plausible mechanisms: self-esteem, basic needs satisfaction (autonomy, competence, relatedness), mindfulness, and positive affect; (b) self-esteem is the strongest mechanism overall, and autonomy is the strongest mechanism of the three basic needs; (c) self-esteem and authenticity mediate sequentially the positive impact of nature on current psychological well-being (higher life satisfaction and meaning in life); and (d) authenticity mediates the positive influence of nature on longer term psychological well-being (higher life satisfaction and meaning in life, lower depression, anxiety, and stress). We obtained support for these hypotheses across 12 studies (N = 5,512). These were diverse in terms of setting (field, laboratory), design (cross-sectional, experimental, longitudinal), methodology (varying manipulations of nature and assessment of mediators and/or dependent measures), and sampling (university/community, East Asian/Western). The findings establish nature as a correlate and determinant of authenticity, chiefly via the mechanism of self-esteem, and further establish authenticity (preceded by self-esteem) as a mediator of the positive influence of nature on psychological wellbeing. The findings are also generative and have policy implications.

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Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences.

Yang,

Sedikides,

Wang

et al. 2024

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…For example, in education, the “Mountain of Motor Development” has been widely used to teach markers of children’s motor development (Clark & Metcalfe, 2002). In public health, practitioners have utilized the mountain metaphor in interventions, including as a component of a game encouraging youth to use mental health services (van Dooren et al, 2019), to engage students in goal setting to meet progressively challenging markers (Khosla et al, 2020), and as a motivational tool to increase self-efficacy among students (Vitalia, 2016). Although the mountain metaphor has been used in some education contexts and public health practice, literature was scant in describing how metaphors are used as a teaching tool in health promotion.…”

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Why I Climb Mountains With Students: Using Metaphor as a Teaching Tool

Buckner-Capone

2023

Pedagogy in Health Promotion

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Metaphor is essential to human cognition and central to teaching and learning. In this case study, the author documents the use of metaphor in a senior-level course as a strategy to build community, provide a sense of direction, and unite the class around a shared experience. Students who experienced the metaphor as a teaching tool were invited to share their memories and reflect on the impact ( N = 395). Through content analysis, three themes were identified in the responses: (1) Appreciating the Journey, (2) Building and Supporting a Classroom Community, and (3) Finding Motivation, Purpose, and Willingness to Face the Unknown. Overall, most respondents remembered and valued the metaphor immediately and, in the months, and years following the course. The use of metaphors is recommended in public health teaching and learning.

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Exposure to Natural Environment, Social Isolation and Loneliness

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences.

Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences.

Why I Climb Mountains With Students: Using Metaphor as a Teaching Tool

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