Human Ecology
Abstrak
A large body of research highlights the positive effects of physical exposure to and feeling psychologically connected to nature on human well-being. Such research, however, is limited by a lack of racially diverse samples, raising concerns about generalizability. In this study, I addressed this gap in the literature by drawing upon an online sample of Americans stratified by race to examine how time spent outdoors and a sense of connectedness to nature affects individual subjective well-being, a broad concept which refers to how people evaluate the quality of their own lives. I found that time spent outdoors was positively associated with respondents’ life satisfaction and positive affect, while nature connectedness was positively associated with life satisfaction, positive affect and, interestingly, negative affect. Black Americans reported higher life satisfaction and positive affect as well as lower negative affect than their White counterparts. I conclude with a discussion of the findings and avenues for future research.
Penulis (1)
R. Lawrence
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 483×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1515/iupac.65.0608
- Akses
- Open Access ✓