Nature and well‐being in seven European cities: The moderating effect of connectedness to nature
Ghozlane Fleury‐Bahi, Jean‐Michel Galharret, Colin Lemèe, Inga Wittenberg, Pablo Olivos, Ana Loureiro, Yvette Jeuken, Pauline Laïlle, Óscar Navarro
Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
Urban Farm DB summary
A survey of 1,343 residents across seven European cities, combined with satellite-imagery indicators of the objective quantity of urban natural space, examined how the amount and perception of nearby nature relate to well-being, moderated by respondents' connectedness to nature. Regression models linked well-being to perceived amount of nature, accessibility to a community garden, and level of connectedness to nature, and found perception of nature to be a better predictor of well-being than the objective satellite-based measure; connectedness to nature had a moderating and negative effect on the association between perceived quantity of nature and well-being, meaning the link between perceived nature and well-being weakened as connectedness to nature increased.