Nature connectedness and well-being: Evidence from a multi-national investigation across 75 countries

Barbett L.; Syropoulos S.; Capozzoli J.; Nemat A.; Mechili E.-A.; López Steinmetz L.C.; Godoy J.C.; Avanesyan H.; Muradyan M.; Stuart J.; Sultana Mst.S.; Islam Mohd.S.; Dhendup S.; Sulejmanović D.; Wendt G.W.; Thome L.D.; Mattar Yunes M.A.; Formighieri Giordani R.C.; Tair E.; Hancheva C.D.; Dimitrova R.; Ferrer-Wreder L.; Gaete J.; Landabur R.; Chen B.-B.; Gan Y.; Lin D.; Marta M.-C.; Alonso Palacio L.M.; Castro V.S.; Bosnar K.; Prot F.; Bartoluci S.; Katović D.; Broche-Pérez Y.; Solomontos-Kountouri O.; Šolcová I.P.; Klicperova-Baker M.; Peralta E.A.; Moreta-Herrera R.; Orellana C.I.; Orellana L.M.; Makashvili A.; Javakhishvili N.; Stanciu A.; Karakulak A.; Friehs M.-T.; Adom D.; Frimpong-Manso K.; Mastrothedoros S.; Gomez A.; Stefenel D.; Stogianni M.; del Pilar Grazioso M.; Mejía M.; Morales R.F.; Rivera R.M.; Lukács A.; Simon N.; Papp Z.; Nagy L.E.; Sharma P.; Khosla M.; Khanna R.; Shukla S.; Sushanta K.M.; Suryani A.O.; Sudarnoto L.F.; Riyanti B.P.D.; Okati-Aliabad H.; Mohammadi M.; Ansari-Moghaddam A.; Sharafi Z.; Allami F.; Sullivan L.; Kealy C.; Gindi S.; Musso P.; Cassibba R.; Silletti F.; Miconi D.; Kabir R.S.; Hihara S.; Akaliyski P.; Park J.; Bolatov A.; Baikanova R.; Seisembekov T.; Kauyzbay Z.; Samekin A.; Asatsa S.; Basweti N.O.; Uka F.; Tavitian-Elmadjan L.; Valickienė R.P.; Serapinas D.; Ristevska-Dimitrovska G.; Gjoneska B.; Kadir N.B.A.; Krauss S.E.; Ayub N.; Saiful Md.S.H.; Dominguez A.; Siminiuc R.; Țurcanu D.; Pojar D.; Resitca V.; Chirsanova A.; Capcanari T.; Covaliov E.; Gantulga U.; Dagvadorj A.; Ganbaatar N.; Altansukh S.; Vučković D.; Estavela A.J.; Dhakal S.; Karl J.A.; Onayemi Y.; Fayankinnu E.A.; Adebayo D.F.; Abdelrahman M.; Alkamali Y.A.; Malik S.; Canese V.; Manrique-Millones D.; Lizarzaburu Aguinaga D.A.; Aruta J.J.B.R.; Michałek-Kwiecień J.; Kaźmierczak M.; Skrzypińska K.; Lewandowska-Walter A.; Borchet J.; Neto F.; Neto J.; Amin A.; Buzea C.; Jovanović V.; Yu Y.Y.; Bacikova-Sleskova M.; Janovská A.; Naterer A.; Kozina A.; Pišot S.; Page D.T.; Luden M.; Mohsen F.; Edine W.G.; Alaseel R.; Bakkar B.; Kittieteerasack P.; Yang P.-J.; Liang Y.-H.; Yıldırım E.; Lefringhausen K.; Ferenczi N.; Pavlova I.; Bodnar I.; Petrytsa P.; Andres A.; Kabunga A.; Kisaakye P.; Portela M.; Carballo M.; McGrath B.; Benitez D.; Duong C.D.; Hapunda G.; Mhizha S.; Kokera R. · Journal of Environmental Psychology (2026) · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102895

Resumen

Nature connectedness, a widely used psychological construct which encompasses affective and cognitive aspects of the relationship a person has with nature, has become a central variable of interest in environmental psychology literature. This interest is motivated partially by its enhancing effects on well-being outcomes. However, comprehensive international evaluations of the link between nature connectedness and well-being remain sparse. In this registered report, we propose a secondary analysis of previously collected data to examine how individual differences in nature connectedness relate to multiple aspects of well-being (i.e., purpose in life, hope, mindfulness, life satisfaction, and optimism) across 75 countries (N = 36,803). Within-country and between-country analyses (linear and mixed regressions) suggested that nature connectedness is a robust positive predictor of well-being. Our findings highlight the importance of nature connected for well-being globally, especially for communities with low access to nature and social resources.

Instituciones: Universidad Científica del Sur; Universidad César Vallejo