Category: Research Articles
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Personality Traits, Individual Differences and Nature Connection
Research suggests that personality traits and individual differences can influence an individual’s level of connection with nature. Some studies have found that people who score high on personality traits such as openness to experience, conscientiousness, and emotional stability tend to have a stronger connection with nature.
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The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan
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Empathy
Empathy has many different definitions, some with multiple parts. However, most definitions share the idea of one person’s response to his or her perceptions of another person’s current experience. Use of the word in English is relatively new, appearing at the beginning of the 20th century, often in discussions of art. Its origins are traced…
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The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of individuals’ feeling in community with nature
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Forest bathing in Japan
Humans have long enjoyed forest environments because of the quiet atmosphere, beautiful scenery, mild climate, pleasant aromas, and fresh, clean air. These factors combine to induce beneficial effects on mood states (Li et al., 2012). In Japan, a forest refers to land with a tree canopy cover of more than 30 per cent and area…
