Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences.
Ying Yang, Constantine Sedikides, Yuqi Wang, Huajian Cai
Abstract
= 5,512). These were diverse in terms of setting (field, laboratory), design (cross-sectional, experimental, longitudinal), methodology (varying manipulations of nature and assessment of mediators and/or dependent measures), and sampling (university/community, East Asian/Western). The findings establish nature as a correlate and determinant of authenticity, chiefly via the mechanism of self-esteem, and further establish authenticity (preceded by self-esteem) as a mediator of the positive influence of nature on psychological well-being. The findings are also generative and have policy implications. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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