Journal
HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 45, Issue -, Pages 77-84Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.03.008
Keywords
Natural environments; Subjective wellbeing; Eudaimonic wellbeing; Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment; Exposure-response relationships
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- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Environmental Change and Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Public Health England (PHE)
- University of Exeter
- University College London
- Met Office
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Despite growing interest in the relationships between natural environments and subjective wellbeing (SWB), previous studies have various methodological and theoretical limitations. Focusing on urban/peri-urban residents (n=7272) from a nationally representative survey of the English population, we explored the relationships between three types of exposure: i) 'neighbourhood exposure', 'visit frequency', and 'specific visit'; and four components of SWB: i) evaluative, eudaimonic, iii) positive experiential and iv) negative experiential. Controlling for area and individual level socio-demographics and other aspects of SWB, visit frequency was associated with eudaimonic wellbeing and a specific visit with positive experiential wellbeing. People who visited nature regularly felt their lives were more worthwhile, and those who visited nature yesterday were happier. The magnitude of the association between weekly nature visits and eudaimonic wellbeing was similar to that between eudaimonic wellbeing and life circumstances such as marital status. Findings are relevant for policies to protect and promote public access to natural environments.
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