Implications of disparities in social and built environment antecedents to adult nature engagement.

ABSTRACT: Antecedent factors which influence adult engagement with nature are underexplored given the human health benefits strongly associated with nature exposure. Formative pathways and impediments to nature contact merit understanding as they may contribute to later-life health disparities. We probed experiential pathways and attitudes toward nature engagement among adults purposefully sampled across U.S. regions, age, race/ethnicity, and urbanicity through semi-structured focus group discussions. The research aims were to explore entryways and barriers to experiencing nature and learn how natured and built environments compete in influencing human-nature relationships. Sessions were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed following Braun and Clarke's phases of thematic analysis. Qualitative content

SUBMITTER: Tomasso LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9506603 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature