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Participants experienced nature as integral to their sense of self, impacting wellbeing. This qualitative study integrates phenomenology and psychoanalysis to understand the human-nature relationship through attachment theory.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis

Background:

  • The human-nature relationship is often viewed instrumentally for restoration.
  • Phenomenological and psychoanalytic perspectives offer deeper insights into lived experiences.
  • Attachment theory provides a framework for understanding relational dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore and explicate participants' lived experiences of the natural world.
  • To integrate phenomenological and psychoanalytic concepts to understand the human-nature experience.
  • To investigate nature's significance for psychological wellbeing and sense of self.

Main Methods:

  • Unstructured interviews with nine participants who value nature for wellbeing.
  • Descriptive phenomenological psychological methodology (Giorgi's approach).
  • Psychoanalytic researcher reflexivity and thematic analysis of interview transcripts.

Main Results:

  • Nature is experienced as a primary attachment, secure base, twinship, containing, and embodied.
  • The human-nature relationship is understood through psychoanalytic constructs, particularly attachment.
  • Immersion in nature fosters an integrated sense of self and enhances psychological wellbeing.

Conclusions:

  • The human-nature relationship is deeply intertwined with the sense of self and wellbeing.
  • Integrating phenomenology and psychoanalysis enriches the understanding of subjective experiences with nature.
  • Nature's role extends beyond restoration to fundamental self-development and integration.