Previous studies have demonstrated the role of nature connectedness in promoting human well-being. However, recent studies put emphasis on understanding the underlying mechanism that drives the association between nature connectedness and well-being, mainly mental health. Place attachment is one of the place-based socio-psychological concepts that is believed to explain this association. Analysis of survey data collected from Japanese nationals (N = 2203) revealed place attachment to have a positive and significant mediating effect on the association. Place attachment contributes to 30% of the total effect of nature connectedness on the well-being of the studied population. Furthermore, the study also observed the relationship between nature connectedness and place attachment, and place attachment and human well-being to be direct and significant. Thus, the current research supports the fact that higher levels of well-being associated with nature connectedness are due to the sense of attachment to a place that nature provides.

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自然联系与人类福祉之间的场所依恋的中介作用：日本的观点

先前的研究已经证明了自然联系在促进人类福祉中的作用。但是，最近的研究重点在于理解驱动自然联系与幸福（主要是心理健康）之间关联的潜在机制。场所依恋是基于场所的社会心理学概念之一，据信可以解释这种关联。从日本国民收集的调查数据的分析（N = 2203）表明地点依恋对协会具有积极而重要的中介作用。地点依恋贡献了自然联系对研究人群的总体影响的30％。此外，研究还观察到自然联系与场所依恋，场所依恋与人类福祉之间的关系是直接而重要的。因此，当前的研究支持以下事实：与自然联系相关联的更高水平的幸福感归因于对自然提供的地方的依恋感。