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PsyEcology
Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 6, 2015 - Issue 2: Positive and Environmental Psychology / Número Especial: Psicología Ambiental y Positiva
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Preference for trees, optimism and physical, psychological and social wellbeing among high school students / Preferencia hacia el árbol, optimismo y bienestar físico, psicológico y social en estudiantes

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Pages 213-228 | Received 30 Mar 2014, Accepted 26 Jul 2014, Published online: 12 May 2015
 

Abstract

A study was performed examining the influence of preference for trees on self-reported levels of physical, psychological and social wellbeing, mediated by optimism, among 323 students in their final years of high school. Findings indicated that the greater the preference for trees, the greater the individual’s optimism, which in turn influenced physical, psychological and social wellbeing. These findings could be important because they pertain to teenagers in school education, residing in a metropolitan area with over four million inhabitants, with a very low ratio of trees to inhabitants. The results could be used in public policy to target this sector of the population in tree planting and environmental education campaigns in ecologically depressed urban areas.

Resumen

Se realizó un estudio acerca de la influencia de la preferencia hacia el árbol sobre el bienestar físico, psicológico y social auto reportados, mediada por el optimismo, en 323 alumnos de bachillerato. Se encontró que a mayor preferencia hacia el árbol, mayor era el optimismo y éste a su vez influía en el bienestar físico, psicológico y social. Estos hallazgos pueden ser importantes porque provienen de adolescentes escolarizados, residentes en una zona metropolitana de más de cuatro millones de habitantes, con una razón de árboles por habitante muy baja. Los resultados podrían ser utilizados en políticas públicas para aprovechar a este sector de la población en campañas de forestación y educación ambiental en la zona urbana ecológicamente deprimida.

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