Situation Networks: The emotions and activities that are central to nature-connectedness experiences
(2024)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., Richardson, M., & Aviste, R. (in press). Situation Networks: The emotions and activities that are central to nature-connectedness experiences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, Article 102491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102491
Dr Michael Lengieza's Outputs (13)
Emotions and policy information predicting water-quality policy support (2024)
Journal Article
Swim, J. K., Guerriero, J. G., Gasper, K., DeCoster, J., & Lengieza, M. L. (2024). Emotions and policy information predicting water-quality policy support. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 98, Article 102385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102385The public acknowledges the importance of water quality, and threats to water quality can provoke strong emotional responses. Despite this, the public often resists policies protecting water quality. Research with 349 US residents demonstrated that (... Read More about Emotions and policy information predicting water-quality policy support.
Eudaimonic self-expansion: The effects of eudaimonic reflections on nature connectedness (2024)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L. (2024). Eudaimonic self-expansion: The effects of eudaimonic reflections on nature connectedness. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 94, Article 102231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102231Research has identified a relationship between eudaimonic wellbeing and nature connectedness. However, the direction of this relationship has not been fully explored. In three studies, the present research tests the possibility that eudaimonic experi... Read More about Eudaimonic self-expansion: The effects of eudaimonic reflections on nature connectedness.
The Effects of Stereotypes About Animals’ Competence and Warmth on Empathy Choice (2023)
Journal Article
Swim, J. K., Guerriero, J. G., Lengieza, M. L., & Cameron, C. D. (2023). The Effects of Stereotypes About Animals’ Competence and Warmth on Empathy Choice. Anthrozoös, 36(6), 1061-1077. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2023.2248763The present preregistered research examined whether animal stereotypes predict choosing to empathize with them. In two studies (ns = 173 and 202), participants chose between taking an empathic or objective perspective with 48 animals representing 16... Read More about The Effects of Stereotypes About Animals’ Competence and Warmth on Empathy Choice.
Nature as community: An overlooked predictor of pro-environmental intentions (2023)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., Aviste, R., & Swim, J. K. (2023). Nature as community: An overlooked predictor of pro-environmental intentions. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 91, Article 102127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102127Environmental psychologists have dedicated considerable attention to how anthropocentric (e.g., egoistic) and biocentric (e.g., biospheric) reasons for valuing the environment might differentially predict pro-environmental outcomes. Yet, there has be... Read More about Nature as community: An overlooked predictor of pro-environmental intentions.
The Human–Nature Relationship as a Tangible Target for Pro-Environmental Behaviour—Guidance from Interpersonal Relationships (2023)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., Aviste, R., & Richardson, M. (2023). The Human–Nature Relationship as a Tangible Target for Pro-Environmental Behaviour—Guidance from Interpersonal Relationships. Sustainability, 15(16), Article 12175. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151612175Major environmental institutions around the globe are realising that the failing human–nature relationship is a root cause of environmental issues. Despite this shift in thinking, there is more work to be done to highlight the human–nature relationsh... Read More about The Human–Nature Relationship as a Tangible Target for Pro-Environmental Behaviour—Guidance from Interpersonal Relationships.
Connectedness to Nature Through Outdoor Environmental Education: Insights from Psychology (2023)
Book Chapter
Lengieza, M. L., Aviste, R., & Swim, J. K. (2023). Connectedness to Nature Through Outdoor Environmental Education: Insights from Psychology. . Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29257-6_4
Ecotourism, eudaimonia, and sustainability insights (2022)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., Hunt, C. A., & Swim, J. K. (2023). Ecotourism, eudaimonia, and sustainability insights. Journal of Ecotourism, 22(1), 43-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2021.2024215Since ecotourism was popularized in the late 1980s, a focus in scholarly writings on the topic has been its dual in situ mandate of biodiversity conservation and community development. As visitor education gained attention, so too did research on h... Read More about Ecotourism, eudaimonia, and sustainability insights.
The Paths to Connectedness: A Review of the Antecedents of Connectedness to Nature (2021)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., & Swim, J. K. (2021). The Paths to Connectedness: A Review of the Antecedents of Connectedness to Nature. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 763231. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.763231Although many philosophers and environmental psychologists agree that progress toward a more ecologically conscious society depends upon individuals developing a sense of connectedness to nature, such agreement is of limited use if we do not understa... Read More about The Paths to Connectedness: A Review of the Antecedents of Connectedness to Nature.
Diminished Public Self-Awareness in Nature Contributes to the Positive Effects of Contact with Nature on Connectedness to Nature (2021)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., & Swim, J. K. (2021). Diminished Public Self-Awareness in Nature Contributes to the Positive Effects of Contact with Nature on Connectedness to Nature. Ecopsychology, 13(3), 210-218. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2020.0047A number of studies have demonstrated that contact with nature increases connectedness to nature. The precise psychological process through which this effect occurs, however, has been relatively understudied. We test the role of self-awareness as a m... Read More about Diminished Public Self-Awareness in Nature Contributes to the Positive Effects of Contact with Nature on Connectedness to Nature.
Effects of post-trip eudaimonic reflections on affect, self-transcendence and philanthropy (2019)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., Swim, J. K., & Hunt, C. A. (2021). Effects of post-trip eudaimonic reflections on affect, self-transcendence and philanthropy. The Service Industries Journal, 41(3-4), 285-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2019.1636966
Travel-induced learning: a validation of the sustainability insight scale (2019)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., Hunt, C. A., & Swim, J. K. (2020). Travel-induced learning: a validation of the sustainability insight scale. Current Issues in Tourism, 23(8), 938-941. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2019.1584160With 2017 as the UN’s International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development and the role of tourism in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring that tourism be designed and managed for sustainability is more imperative than ever. Here we pr... Read More about Travel-induced learning: a validation of the sustainability insight scale.
Measuring eudaimonic travel experiences (2018)
Journal Article
Lengieza, M. L., Hunt, C. A., & Swim, J. K. (2019). Measuring eudaimonic travel experiences. Annals of Tourism Research, 74, 195-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.05.002