This study investigated the pathways linking daily nature enjoyment to affect by testing whether the associations would be fully explained by exercise and social interaction. Participants (N = 782; 55.6% female; age 25–74, M_age = 47.9) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) refresher study completed surveys across 8 days. Multilevel models indicated that enjoying nature with others tended to predict affect at the within-person level, while enjoying nature alone did not. However, enjoying nature alone did predict affect at the between-person level. Lastly, many of these associations remained, even while controlling for exercise and social interaction.

这项研究通过测试运动和社交互动是否能充分解释这种关联，从而调查了日常自然享受与影响之间的联系途径。 美国中年 (MIDUS) 复习研究的参与者（N  = 782；55.6% 女性；年龄 25-74，M_{年龄= 47.9）在 8 天内完成了调查。}多层次模型表明，与他人一起享受自然往往可以预测人际交往中的影响，而单独享受自然则不然。然而，单独享受自然确实可以预测人与人之间的影响。最后，即使在控制锻炼和社交互动的情况下，许多这些关联仍然存在。