The emotional benefits of nature among children and adults are well documented. However, little is known regarding how nature exposure influences a parent and child walking together (Journal of Planning Literature, 2015, 30, 433). We examine how both environmental setting and social context influence affect and conversational content among mother–daughter dyads. Twenty‐eight mother–daughter (aged 10–12) dyads participated in a within‐subjects experimental design that included two counterbalanced conditions—a 20 minute walk outdoors and a 20 minute walk indoors. Self‐reported positive affect and negative affect were collected before and after each condition, and audio‐recorded observations were utilized to code expressed positivity, negativity, and conversational content during each condition. Results showed that 1) daughters self‐reported positive affect increased after the outdoor walk and mothers and daughters reported decreased negative affect after both conditions, 2) mothers and daughters expressed less negativity during the nature walk and were more likely to influence each other's negative affect indoors, and 3) mothers and daughters talked more about the surrounding environment during the indoor walk and engaged in more neutral conversations during the outdoor walk. Findings from the study demonstrate the benefits of mother–daughter dyads walking together outdoors and highlight the importance of spending time outside as a way to promote positive family interactions.

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母女二人在大自然中散步的情感和对话益处

大自然对儿童和成人的情感益处有据可查。然而，关于自然暴露如何影响父母和孩子一起走路的情况知之甚少（Journal of Planning Literature , 2015, 30 , 433）。我们研究了环境设置和社会背景如何影响母女二人之间的影响和对话内容。28 对母女（10-12 岁）参与了一个受试者内部实验设计，其中包括两个平衡条件——户外步行 20 分钟和室内步行 20 分钟。在每个条件之前和之后收集自我报告的积极情绪和消极情绪和音频记录的观察结果用来码表示阳性，阴性和会话内容期间每个条件。结果表明：1）户外散步后女儿自我报告的积极情绪增加，母女报告两种情况后消极情绪减少，2）母亲和女儿在户外散步时表达的消极情绪较少，更可能影响彼此的消极情绪3) 母亲和女儿在室内散步时更多地谈论周围的环境，在户外散步时进行更多的中性对话。研究结果证明了母女二人一起在户外散步的好处，并强调了在户外度过时光作为促进积极家庭互动的重要性。