邻近自然环境接触在中老年人疫情压力与焦虑情绪关系中的调节作用

接触自然环境有助于缓解焦虑情绪,但在新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)疫情常态化防控期间,中老年人日常生活的邻近自然环境接触对焦虑情绪的影响机制或许有所不同.为了检验不同类型的邻近自然环境接触是否均可缓解中老年人因疫情压力引发的焦虑情绪,首先回顾相关理论,构建分析框架,随后调查中老年人的邻近自然环境接触、疫情压力、焦...

The Moderating Effect of Nearby Nature Exposure on the Relationship Between Pandemic Stress and Anxiety of Middle-Aged and Elderly People

Exposure to the natural environment contributes to relieving anxiety. However, during the regular prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemic, the nearby natural environment of the middle-aged and elderly people may have a different influence mechanism on the anxiety. This research aims to examine whether exposure to various types of nearby natural environments could alleviate the anxiety induced by the pandemic among the middle-aged and elderly people. It reviews relevant theories, constructs the analysis framework, investigates related features among the middle-aged and elderly people, such as nearby natural environment exposure, pandemic stress, and anxiety, and carries out regression analysis on the survey data. The environmental quality and exposure intensity of the community green space, and the exposure intensity of home ornamental plants do not show significant moderating effect on the relationship between pandemic stress and anxiety, which suggests they cannot relieve the anxiety induced by the COVID-19 pandemic stress. The area of home ornamental plants shows significant moderating effect on the relationship between pandemic stress and anxiety, which suggests that engaging in home gardening can relieve the anxiety induced by the COVID-19 pandemic stress. The positive effect of COVID-19 pandemic stress on anxiety is relatively lower when the area of home ornamental plants is large. This research deepens the discussion of the mechanism in which different types of nearby natural environments affect mental health in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, and provides solutions to effectively alleviate public anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.