This study investigated the mediator role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between nature connectedness and stress. The stress levels of participants were measured using two different methods: a) perceived stress and b) cumulative cortisol levels, which were analyzed by using the 3 cm segment of hair closest to the scalp. One hundred twenty-three female college students aged between 18 and 25 years old were included in this study. After controlling the influence of negative reactivity as a temperamental characteristic, nature connectedness predicted adaptive emotion regulation strategies of emerging adults, which in turn predicted a decline in their perceived stress. However, nature connectedness was not linked to non-adaptive regulation strategies and hair cortisol concentration (HCC). These findings highlight the importance of investigating different features of stress and suggest the restorative power of nature connectedness, which particularly bolsters positive outcomes, such as adaptive regulation skills.

本研究调查了认知情绪调节策略在自然连通性和压力之间的关系中的中介作用。参与者的压力水平使用两种不同的方法进行测量：a) 感知压力和 b) 累积皮质醇水平，通过使用最接近头皮的 3 厘米头发段进行分析。本研究包括 123 名年龄在 18 至 25 岁之间的女大学生。在控制负面反应的影响作为气质特征后，自然连通性预测了新兴成年人的适应性情绪调节策略，进而预测了他们感知压力的下降。然而，自然连通性与非适应性调节策略和头发皮质醇浓度 (HCC) 无关。