TY - JOUR
T1 - Nature connectedness and well-being
T2 - Evidence from a multi-national investigation across 75 countries
AU - Barbett, Lea
AU - Syropoulos, Stylianos
AU - Capozzoli, Jin
AU - The C19 Consortium
AU - Nemat, Arash
AU - Mechili, Enkeleint Aggelos
AU - López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia
AU - Godoy, Juan Carlos
AU - Avanesyan, Hrant
AU - Muradyan, Maria
AU - Stuart, Jaimee
AU - Sultana, Mst Sadia
AU - Islam, Mohd Saiful
AU - Dhendup, Sonam
AU - Sulejmanović, Dijana
AU - Wendt, Guilherme Welter
AU - Thome, Luciana Dutra
AU - Mattar Yunes, Maria Angela
AU - Formighieri Giordani, Rubia Carla
AU - Tair, Ergyul
AU - Hancheva, Camellia Doncheva
AU - Dimitrova, Radosveta
AU - Ferrer-Wreder, Laura
AU - Gaete, Jorge
AU - Landabur, Rodrigo
AU - Chen, Bin Bin
AU - Gan, Yiqun
AU - Lin, Danhua
AU - Marta, Martín Carbonell
AU - Alonso Palacio, Luz Marina
AU - Castro, Vanessa Smith
AU - Bosnar, Ksenija
AU - Prot, Franjo
AU - Bartoluci, Sunčica
AU - Katović, Darko
AU - Broche-Pérez, Yunier
AU - Solomontos-Kountouri, Olga
AU - Šolcová, Iva Poláčková
AU - Klicperova-Baker, Martina
AU - Peralta, Eddy A.
AU - Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo
AU - Orellana, Carlos Iván
AU - Orellana, Ligia María
AU - Makashvili, Ana
AU - Javakhishvili, Nino
AU - Stanciu, Adrian
AU - Karakulak, Arzu
AU - Friehs, Maria Therese
AU - Adom, Dickson
AU - Portela, Mayda
AU - Carballo, Marcela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 The Authors
PY - 2026/3
Y1 - 2026/3
N2 - Nature connectedness, a widely used psychological construct which encompasses affective and cognitive aspects of the relationship a person has with nature, has become a central variable of interest in environmental psychology literature. This interest is motivated partially by its enhancing effects on well-being outcomes. However, comprehensive international evaluations of the link between nature connectedness and well-being remain sparse. In this registered report, we propose a secondary analysis of previously collected data to examine how individual differences in nature connectedness relate to multiple aspects of well-being (i.e., purpose in life, hope, mindfulness, life satisfaction, and optimism) across 75 countries (N = 36,803). Within-country and between-country analyses (linear and mixed regressions) suggested that nature connectedness is a robust positive predictor of well-being. Our findings highlight the importance of nature connected for well-being globally, especially for communities with low access to nature and social resources.
AB - Nature connectedness, a widely used psychological construct which encompasses affective and cognitive aspects of the relationship a person has with nature, has become a central variable of interest in environmental psychology literature. This interest is motivated partially by its enhancing effects on well-being outcomes. However, comprehensive international evaluations of the link between nature connectedness and well-being remain sparse. In this registered report, we propose a secondary analysis of previously collected data to examine how individual differences in nature connectedness relate to multiple aspects of well-being (i.e., purpose in life, hope, mindfulness, life satisfaction, and optimism) across 75 countries (N = 36,803). Within-country and between-country analyses (linear and mixed regressions) suggested that nature connectedness is a robust positive predictor of well-being. Our findings highlight the importance of nature connected for well-being globally, especially for communities with low access to nature and social resources.
KW - Life satisfaction
KW - Mindfulness
KW - Nature connectedness
KW - Purpose
KW - Well-being
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105030121109
U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102895
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102895
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:105030121109
SN - 0272-4944
VL - 110
JO - Journal of Environmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Environmental Psychology
M1 - 102895
ER -