Nature’s peace: a daily diary study on nature exposure as antecedent of employees’ recovery experiences and affective well-being
通过100名员工连续两个周末的日记调查，研究发现白天接触自然能通过放松体验间接提升傍晚的宁静感并降低负面情绪，但未发现对积极激活和疲劳的显著影响。
In this article, we examine whether nature exposure is a positive predictor of employees’ recovery from work. Drawing on the effort recovery (ER) model, we hypothesize a dual mediation model of indirect links between nature exposure and affective well-being (i.e., positive activation, serenity, negative activation, fatigue) via recovery experiences (i.e., relaxation, psychological detachment). Furthermore, we explore whether nature connectedness moderates the relationship between nature exposure and recovery experiences. In a daily diary design over two consecutive weekends on Saturday and Sunday, 100 employees filled in three daily questionnaires, resulting in 360 observations of nature exposure, recovery experiences during the day, and affective well-being in the evening. Mediation analyses based on multilevel structural equation modelling revealed indirect positive effects of nature exposure on serenity and indirect negative effects on negative activation via relaxation. The indirect effects of nature exposure on positive activation and fatigue were not supported. Furthermore, nature connectedness did not function as a significant cross-level moderator. With this study, we contribute to research on recovery by adding an environmental component to the recovery framework, and we discuss the practical implications of our findings for policymakers, organizations, and employees.