Knowing and experiencing the benefits: Factors influencing restoration evoked by nature photographs

• Published in: Journal of environmental psychology Vol. 96; p. 102322
• Main Authors: Menzel, Claudia, Gessler, Miriam, Hoffmann, Sonja S.C., Kenst, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2024
• Subjects: cognition; Connectedness to nature; emotions; Knowledge; mental health; Natural environments; Nature experience; Outcome expectancy; Restoration; social welfare; Connectedness to nature; Nature experience; Outcome expectancy; Restoration; Natural environments; Knowledge

Nature experiences improve various measures of human wellbeing. Even viewing nature photographs can lead to subjective restoration, as well as improvement in mood and cognitive function. To investigate how merely viewing images can promote such benefits, we investigated in three online studies wheth...