Environmental Psych Vienna<p>A new study led by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@envpsyvienna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>envpsyvienna</span></a></span> master student Patricia Stehl in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JournalofEnvironmentalPsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JournalofEnvironmentalPsychology</span></a> shows that growing up around <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bluespaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluespaces</span></a> positively impacts <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/natureconnectedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>natureconnectedness</span></a> and pro-environmental behaviour later in life 🌊🌍</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102225" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.1</span><span class="invisible">02225</span></a></p><p>🔍 Key Findings: ⤵️</p><p>- Positive link between childhood blue space exposure and adult <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PEB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PEB</span></a></p><p>- Nature connectedness and frequent visits to blue/green spaces mediate the relationship</p><p>- Childhood exposure independently linked to adult PEB</p>