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Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior
This paper examines the nature of the link between mindfulness and ecological behavior. Based on the notion that mindfulness incorporates heightened awareness of bodily sensations, we suggest an indirect path from mindfulness to ecological behavior that is mediated through individual health behavior...
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2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778139/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29403406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02306 |
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author | Geiger, Sonja M. Otto, Siegmar Schrader, Ulf |
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description | This paper examines the nature of the link between mindfulness and ecological behavior. Based on the notion that mindfulness incorporates heightened awareness of bodily sensations, we suggest an indirect path from mindfulness to ecological behavior that is mediated through individual health behavior, such as improved nutrition and increased exercise. This indirect path is corroborated with two online studies (n = 147/n = 239) where mindfulness, personal health behavior and ecological behavior were assessed. We conclude that increased mindful awareness of momentary experience indeed favors more healthy lifestyles, which in turn relate to increased ecological behavior beyond personal health benefits. The findings support an agreeableness of personal and planetary health behavior and open up a path for environmental educational interventions based on mindfulness practices and personal health gains. |
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spelling | pubmed-57781392018-02-05 Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior Geiger, Sonja M. Otto, Siegmar Schrader, Ulf Front Psychol Psychology This paper examines the nature of the link between mindfulness and ecological behavior. Based on the notion that mindfulness incorporates heightened awareness of bodily sensations, we suggest an indirect path from mindfulness to ecological behavior that is mediated through individual health behavior, such as improved nutrition and increased exercise. This indirect path is corroborated with two online studies (n = 147/n = 239) where mindfulness, personal health behavior and ecological behavior were assessed. We conclude that increased mindful awareness of momentary experience indeed favors more healthy lifestyles, which in turn relate to increased ecological behavior beyond personal health benefits. The findings support an agreeableness of personal and planetary health behavior and open up a path for environmental educational interventions based on mindfulness practices and personal health gains. Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5778139/ /pubmed/29403406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02306 Text en Copyright © 2018 Geiger, Otto and Schrader. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Geiger, Sonja M. Otto, Siegmar Schrader, Ulf Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior |
title | Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior |
title_full | Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior |
title_fullStr | Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior |
title_full_unstemmed | Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior |
title_short | Mindfully Green and Healthy: An Indirect Path from Mindfulness to Ecological Behavior |
title_sort | mindfully green and healthy: an indirect path from mindfulness to ecological behavior |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778139/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29403406 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02306 |
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