感觉与大自然的联系减弱了复杂的悲伤和心理健康之间的关联
Madison Schony1, Dominik Mischkowski2
1Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|September 28, 2024
概括
感受到与大自然的联系有助于个人应对复杂的悲伤 (CG) 和相关的抑郁和焦虑. 身体接触自然并没有表现出类似的缓解效应.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 悲伤研究 悲伤研究
背景情况:
- 复杂的悲伤 (CG) 与随着时间的推移心理健康结果的恶化有关.
- 与自然 (CN) 的联系与改善心理健康和恢复力有关.
- 了解减轻悲伤影响的因素对于心理健康支持至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查与自然的联系 (CN) 是否能缓和复杂悲伤 (CG) 与负面心理健康之间的关系.
- 为了检查身体接触自然 (花费时间,住宅绿色) 是否会缓和悲伤和心理健康之间的关联.
- 为了在COVID-19丧生的个体中探索这些关系.
主要方法:
- 与153名因COVID-19而丧生的参与者进行的横截面研究.
- 在线调查评估复杂悲伤 (CG),一般悲伤,焦虑,抑郁,CN,和自然中的时间.
- 通过邮政编码估计的住宅绿色.
主要成果:
- 与自然的联系 (CN) 显著降低了复杂悲伤 (CG) 和抑郁症之间的关联.
- CN显示了缓解CG与焦虑之间的联系的趋势.
- 在大自然中度过的时间和住宅的绿色环境并没有缓解悲伤和心理健康结果之间的关联.
结论:
- 与自然联系的主观感,而不是客观的环境措施,在那些悲伤复杂的人的心理健康中起着关键作用.
- 通过满足归属感的需求,CN可以缓冲CG对心理健康的负面影响.
- 对复杂悲伤的自然干预措施进行进一步的研究是有必要的.
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