Journal Article10.1016/J.PAID.2011.03.037
Nature connectedness: Associations with well-being and mindfulness
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined associations among nature connectedness, well-being, and mindfulness in samples of undergraduate students while socially desirable responding was controlled, and found significant associations emerged among measures of nature-connectedness and indices of wellbeing.
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About: This article is published in Personality and Individual Differences. The article was published on 01 Jul 2011. The article focuses on the topics: Nature connectedness & Mindfulness.
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