Objective greenness, connectedness to nature and sunlight levels towards perceived restorativeness in urban nature.

ABSTRACT: The beneficial effect of exposure to nature and immersion in natural environments on perceived well-being is well established. Nevertheless, we acknowledge an emerging need to disentangle the role of specific environmental features from individual factors that encourage a positive person-environment interaction. This study aimed at evaluating the associations between four buffer distances of greenness and dimensions of perceived restorativeness, with connectedness towards nature (CTN) as a confounder variable, in a sample of 312 visitors to a large urban park. Variables investigating ecosystem services (ES, e.g., thermal comfort) were included as covariates. Results revealed differentiated effects of greenness level, sunlight intensity, and connectedness to nature in the pathways towards d

SUBMITTER: Spano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10598040 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature