Ma Chong, Zhao Mei, Zhang Yuqing
State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 May 12;15(5):654. doi: 10.3390/bs15050654.
How does nature connectedness influence college students' mental health? To further understand the dynamics at play, this present study delves into the chain mediating roles of resilience and meaning in life, from the perspective of the natural environment's impact on mental health. In April 2024, researchers utilized quantitative research methods to analyze questionnaire data from 703 college students in China, assessing multiple dimensions such as nature connectedness, resilience, meaning in life, and mental health. The results show the following: (1) All pairs of variables showed significant correlations. (2) Resilience is partly mediated by nature connectedness and mental health. (3) Meaning in life is found to have a partial mediating effect, further elucidating this relationship. (4) A chain mediating role is played by resilience and meaning in life in the connection between nature connectedness and mental health. This study expands the research scope of health psychology, has interdisciplinary research significance, and furnishes theoretical support and important guidance, which are essential in improving college students' mental health.
与自然的联系如何影响大学生的心理健康？为了进一步了解其中的动态关系，本研究从自然环境对心理健康的影响角度，深入探讨了心理韧性和生活意义的链式中介作用。2024年4月，研究人员采用定量研究方法，分析了来自中国703名大学生的问卷数据，评估了与自然的联系、心理韧性、生活意义和心理健康等多个维度。结果如下：（1）所有变量对均显示出显著相关性。（2）心理韧性部分由与自然的联系和心理健康中介。（3）发现生活意义具有部分中介作用，进一步阐明了这种关系。（4）心理韧性和生活意义在与自然的联系和心理健康之间起链式中介作用。本研究拓展了健康心理学的研究范围，具有跨学科研究意义，并提供了理论支持和重要指导，这对改善大学生心理健康至关重要。
