This study examines the association between the elements of an urban greenspace and users’ subjective well-being (SWB). In addition to the urgency of addressing climate change, co-benefits such as health and well-being are stimulating increasing investment in urban green infrastructure. Previous studies have established a link between SWB and urban greenspace and identified connectedness to nature (CTN) as one contributor to this effect. Few studies, however, have examined the interactions of park elements as they contribute to CTN and SWB. The current work evaluates the relative importance of various elements of an urban greenspace for individuals’ feelings of SWB and CTN. Possible determinants are investigated through mixed-methods analysis using data from a rating task and interviews conducted with park users in Washington Square Park, NYC. Findings indicate (1) trees are the most important element of nature contributing to a majority of participants’ SWB and CTN, and (2) that for the majority of participants, SWB derives from both elements of nature and non-nature. Results also suggest that a majority of park users are responding to their experience of the park as a whole; this experience is identified as para-urban—characterized by occurring in a space set apart from the rest of the city.

这项研究考察了城市绿地要素与用户主观幸福感（SWB）之间的关联。除了应对气候变化的紧迫性外，健康和福祉等共同利益还刺激了对城市绿色基础设施投资的增加。先前的研究已经在SWB和城市绿地之间建立了联系，并将与自然的联系（CTN）确定为造成这种影响的一个因素。但是，很少有研究检查公园元素对CTN和SWB的影响。当前的工作评估了城市绿地中各种元素对于个人的SWB和CTN感觉的相对重要性。可能的决定因素通过混合方法分析，使用来自评级任务的数据以及与纽约市华盛顿广场公园的公园用户进行的访谈进行调查。研究结果表明：（1）树木是构成大多数参与者的SWB和CTN的自然的最重要元素；（2）对于大多数参与者而言，SWB既来自自然元素又来自非自然元素。结果还表明，大多数公园使用者都对他们整个公园的体验做出了回应；这种经历被认为是郊区的，其特征是发生在与城市其他地方分开的空间中。