A Different Way to Stay in Touch with 'Urban Nature': The Perceived Restorative Qualities of Botanical Gardens.
A Different Way to Stay in Touch with 'Urban Nature': The Perceived Restorative Qualities of Botanical Gardens.
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00914
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Sanesi G
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作者：
Carrus G;Scopelliti M;Panno A;Lafortezza R;Colangelo G;Pirchio S;Ferrini F;Salbitano F;Agrimi M;Portoghesi L;Semenzato P;Sanesi G
植物园代表了环境心理学和环境-行为关系研究的有趣舞台。它们可以被认为是一种非常特殊的恢复性环境，也具有在当前社会中促进更可持续的生活方式的相关社会功能。在这篇文章中，我们提出了一项研究，评估了意大利四个不同城市(N=127)植物园游客所感受到的恢复力、所体验的心理和身体利益与主观幸福感之间的关系。正如预期的那样，自助式中介模型支持这样的观点，即感知到的植物园的恢复性显著预测游客的主观幸福感，无论是直接还是间接地通过感知到的参观的身体和心理好处。缓和模型还显示，不同社会人口特征的受访者之间的恢复性和幸福感之间的关系不同，单身人士的关系分别比有孩子和没有孩子的夫妇更强。讨论了这些发现的理论和实践意义。
Botanical gardens represent interesting arenas for research in environmental psychology and environment-behavior relations. They can be considered a very particular type of restorative environment and also have a relevant social function for the promotion of a more sustainable lifestyle in current societies. In this paper, we present a study assessing the relationship between the perceived restorativeness, the psychological and physical benefits experienced, and the subjective well-being reported by visitors of botanical gardens in four different cities in Italy (N = 127). As expected, a bootstrapping mediation model supported the idea that perceived restorativeness of botanical gardens significantly predicts visitors’ subjective well-being, both directly and indirectly through perceived physical and psychological benefits of the visit. A moderation model also revealed that the relationship between restorativeness and well-being varies across respondents with different socio-demographic characteristics, being stronger for singles as compared to couples with and without children, respectively. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.