Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2021 Dec;42:31-35. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.02.009. Epub 2021 Mar 4.
Many scholars have suggested that people could improve their well-being by developing closer connections with nature and that this would also promote the sustainable behaviors needed to address climate change. Research generally corroborates this idea, but few studies have examined the more specific hypothesis that positive emotions (caused by nature or otherwise) can directly influence pro-environmental behaviors. In particular, self-transcendent emotions such as awe, compassion, and gratitude can be prompted by nature, and they seem to foster prosocial behaviors. Most pro-environmental behaviors are also prosocial; they require cooperation and they benefit others. Some recent studies suggest that self-transcendent emotions can cause pro-environmental behavior, although results are mixed overall. We identify strategies for future research to resolve these inconclusive suggestions.
许多学者认为，人们可以通过与自然建立更紧密的联系来提高幸福感，而这也将促进应对气候变化所需的可持续行为。研究普遍证实了这一观点，但很少有研究检验这样一个更具体的假设，即积极的情绪（由自然或其他原因引起）可以直接影响有利于环境的行为。特别是敬畏、同情和感激等超越自我的情绪可以由自然引发，并且似乎可以促进亲社会行为。大多数有利于环境的行为也是亲社会的；它们需要合作，并且使他人受益。一些最近的研究表明，超越自我的情绪可以导致有利于环境的行为，尽管总体结果喜忧参半。我们确定了未来研究的策略，以解决这些尚无定论的建议。
