McAllister Elizabeth, Bhullar Navjot, Schutte Nicola S
School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale 2351, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Jul 14;14(7):786. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14070786.
This study examined the effects of virtual contact with nature on positive and negative affect, and investigated the psychological process of perceived restorativeness as a mediator of this relationship. A sample of 220 Australians aged between 18 and 75 years (M = 49.07, SD = 14.34, female = 72%) participated in the study. Participants were randomly allocated to one of the three experimental conditions experienced through video presentations: (1) 'wild' nature, (2) 'urban' nature, and (3) non-nature control. They then completed measures of perceived restorativeness as well as positive and negative affect. Compared to the non-nature control condition, the experience of wild nature resulted in significantly higher levels of positive affect and lower levels of negative affect. The experience of urban nature resulted in significantly lower levels of negative affect only compared to the non-nature control video. Experience of wild and urban nature resulted in greater perceptions of restorativeness as compared to the non-nature control video. Restorativeness was a significant underlying psychological mediating path through which nature experience exerted its influence on affect. These results have the potential to inform nature-based green care interventions for mental health as well as for urban planning to maximize beneficial effects of natural environments.
本研究考察了与自然的虚拟接触对积极和消极情绪的影响，并探究了感知恢复力作为这种关系中介的心理过程。220名年龄在18至75岁之间的澳大利亚人（M = 49.07，SD = 14.34，女性占72%）参与了该研究。参与者被随机分配到通过视频展示体验的三种实验条件之一：（1）“野生”自然，（2）“城市”自然，以及（3）非自然对照。然后他们完成了感知恢复力以及积极和消极情绪的测量。与非自然对照条件相比，野生自然体验导致了显著更高水平的积极情绪和更低水平的消极情绪。城市自然体验仅与非自然对照视频相比导致了显著更低水平的消极情绪。与非自然对照视频相比，野生和城市自然体验导致了更高的恢复力感知。恢复力是自然体验对情绪产生影响的一个重要潜在心理中介路径。这些结果有可能为基于自然的绿色护理心理健康干预以及城市规划提供信息，以最大限度地发挥自然环境的有益影响。
