Chronic nature exposure does not moderate affective and attentional effects of acute nature exposure
A study in Frontiers in Psychology tested whether people who already live in greener environments benefit less from short exposures to nature.
A study in Frontiers in Psychology tested whether people who already live in greener environments benefit less from short exposures to nature. In an experiment with 456 U.S. adults, participants watched short videos of natural scenes, urban environments, or geometric patterns. The results showed that living in a nature-rich area did not change how people responded to a brief nature exposure—suggesting that the psychological effects of nature may be similar regardless of prior exposure.