环境退化不会诱导皮质醇测量的压力在环保意识的参与者
Rachelle K Gould1, Katrina Moreau2, Brendan Fisher1
1Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Gund Institute for the Environment, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America.
PloS one
|May 6, 2025
概括
观看带有有害藻类繁殖 (HAB) 的污染水的图像并没有增加压力激素,这与预期相反. 这项研究探讨了自然环境退化对人类应激反应的心理影响.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 生态毒理学 生态毒理学
- 人类健康 人类健康 人类健康
背景情况:
- 众所周知,与大自然接触可以减少压力.
- 对退化自然环境的心理影响的研究,例如那些有有害藻类繁殖 (HABs) 的环境,是有限的.
- 了解环境退化如何影响人类福祉对于保护和公共卫生至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查与查看清洁水相比,使用HAB查看污染水的照片是否会引起应激反应.
- 检查环境退化,压力和心理因素,如自然连接和气候焦虑之间的关系.
- 填补环境污染背景下关于自然压力关系的研究缺口.
主要方法:
- 使用前后控制冲击设计进行了一项实验.
- 参与者接触到有HAB污染的水或清洁水的图像.
- 在图像曝光之前和之后测量唾液皮质醇水平,以评估应激反应. 还收集了关于图像反射的定性数据和关于自然连接和气候焦虑的定量数据.
主要成果:
- 参与者认识到HAB及其负面影响.
- 观看HABs感染图像会导致皮质醇水平升高的假设没有得到支持.
- 在污染水和清洁水图像组之间没有观察到皮质醇增加的显著差异,即使考虑到自然连接和气候焦虑.
结论:
- 在这项研究中,观察受损的自然环境 (HABs感染的水) 并没有引起可测量的生理应激反应.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索环境退化,心理健康和生理压力之间的复杂关系.
- 讨论了对皮质醇反应缺乏的潜在解释,强调了在污染环境中对人与自然相互作用的细微了解的必要性.
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