Bai Zhengkang, Zhang Shuangquan, He Hui, Xu Mei
College of National Park and Tourism, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 26;15(1):31457. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-15612-6.
With the acceleration of urbanization around the world, city dwellers face increasing levels of work stress and mental health issues, which negatively impact their subjective well-being. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of natural environment on residents' mental recovery and subjective well-being in urban forest parks, and to analyze the relationship between natural environment perception, mental recovery, restorative environment perception and subjective well-being. Through a questionnaire survey conducted in a botanical garden in Hunan Province, 504 valid samples were collected. Through structural equation model (SEM) analysis, the results show that: (1) natural environment perception has significant positive effects on mental recovery and restorative environment perception. (2) Mental recovery as an intermediary variable significantly improved residents' subjective well-being. In addition, individual demographic characteristics, such as gender, education level, occupation, and frequency of visits, are closely related to the perception and subjective well-being of the natural environment. Among them, the increase of the frequency of visit has a significant positive effect on the improvement of individual's natural environment perception, restorative environment perception, subjective well-being and mental recovery. The results show that: (1) Urban planners should improve the accessibility of urban forest parks and integrate restorative elements into the design. (2) Encourage residents to visit frequently to improve mental recovery and subjective well-being. The results of this study provide empirical support for the value of urban forest parks in promoting public mental recovery and subjective well-being, and provide scientific basis for urban planning and green space management.
随着全球城市化进程的加速，城市居民面临着越来越大的工作压力和心理健康问题，这对他们的主观幸福感产生了负面影响。本研究的目的是探讨自然环境对城市森林公园中居民心理恢复和主观幸福感的影响，并分析自然环境感知、心理恢复、恢复性环境感知与主观幸福感之间的关系。通过在湖南省某植物园进行问卷调查，收集了504份有效样本。通过结构方程模型（SEM）分析，结果表明：（1）自然环境感知对心理恢复和恢复性环境感知具有显著的正向影响。（2）心理恢复作为中介变量显著提高了居民的主观幸福感。此外，个体的人口统计学特征，如性别、教育水平、职业和参观频率，与自然环境感知和主观幸福感密切相关。其中，参观频率的增加对个体的自然环境感知、恢复性环境感知、主观幸福感和心理恢复的改善具有显著的正向影响。结果表明：（1）城市规划者应提高城市森林公园的可达性，并将恢复性元素融入设计中。（2）鼓励居民经常参观以改善心理恢复和主观幸福感。本研究结果为城市森林公园在促进公众心理恢复和主观幸福感方面的价值提供了实证支持，并为城市规划和绿地管理提供了科学依据。
