Engagement with natural beauty moderates the positive relation between connectedness with nature and psychological well-being

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-63

  Zhang, Jia Wei ^a   Howell, Ryan T ^b   Iyer, Ravi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectedness with nature; Engagement with natural beauty; Life satisfaction; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892851557     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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