AUTHOR=Bratman Gregory N. , Young Gerald , Mehta Ashish , Lee Babineaux Ihno , Daily Gretchen C. , Gross James J. TITLE=Affective Benefits of Nature Contact: The Role of Rumination JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=12 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.643866 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.643866 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
Mounting evidence shows that nature contact is associated with affective benefits. However, the psychological mechanisms responsible for these effects are not well understood. In this study, we examined whether more time spent in nature was associated with higher levels of positive affect in general, and lower levels of negative affect and rumination in general. We also conducted a cross-sectional mediation analysis to examine whether rumination mediated the association of nature contact with affect. Participants (