Affective responses to urban but not to natural scenes depend on inter-individual differences in childhood nature exposure

Article in Journal of Environmental Psychology, vol 82, Aug 22, 101840 by Koivisto M and Grassini S Do humans have a hard-wired tendency to respond with positive affects to nature or do individual's meanings and learning experiences moderate the affective responses to natural or urban scenes? The results suggested that humans may have an inherited hard-wired tendency to respond with positive affects to nature, whereas the affective responses to urban scenes are more influenced by individual factors.

Koivisto and Grassini 2022: Affective responses to urban but not to natural scenes depend on inter-individual differences in childhood nature exposure. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 82, 101840.

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