20.500.12556/RUP-23300 Positive body image is a pathway between nature contact and life satisfaction across 58 nations Time spent in nature benefits human mental and physical well-being. However, much of the variance in out- comes of nature contact remains unexplained, suggesting that new mechanistic pathways need to be considered. Here, we tested a novel conceptual model linking nature contact with life satisfaction via pathways involving positive experiences of living in and experiencing the world through the physical self. Using data from the Body Image in Nature Survey (BINS; N = 50,363), representing respondents from 58 nations and speaking 36 different languages, we find that nature contact is associated with greater self-compassion and greater perceived resto- ration in nature, which in turn are associated with more positive body image. In addition, more positive body image is associated with greater life satisfaction. These associations were robust to sensitivity tests, generalised to all gender identities and age groups, and held individually in almost all national groups and languages. Although replications are needed, we propose that the materialities of natural environments help to link bodily experiences to the production and experience of well-being, a process that is largely stable across national groups. Preživljanje časa v naravi ugodno vpliva na duševno in telesno dobrobit človeka. Vendar pa velik del razlik v učinkih stika z naravo ostaja nepojasnjen, kar nakazuje, da je treba upoštevati nove mehanistične poti. V tej raziskavi smo preizkusili nov konceptualni model, ki povezuje stik z naravo z življenjskim zadovoljstvom prek poti, ki vključujejo pozitivne izkušnje bivanja v svetu in doživljanja sveta skozi lastno telesnost. Na podlagi podatkov raziskave Body Image in Nature Survey (BINS; N = 50.363), ki je zajela udeležence iz 58 držav in govorce 36 različnih jezikov, smo ugotovili, da je stik z naravo povezan z večjim sočutjem do samega sebe ter močnejšim zaznanim obnovitvenim učinkom narave, kar je nadalje povezano z bolj pozitivno telesno samopodobo. Poleg tega je bolj pozitivna telesna samopodoba povezana z večjim življenjskim zadovoljstvom. Te povezave so bile robustne glede na preizkuse občutljivosti, veljale so za vse spolne identitete in starostne skupine ter so se potrdile skoraj v vseh nacionalnih skupinah in jezikih. Čeprav so potrebne nadaljnje potrditvene raziskave, predlagamo, da materialne značilnosti naravnega okolja prispevajo k povezovanju telesnih izkušenj z oblikovanjem in doživljanjem dobrobiti, pri čemer je ta proces v veliki meri stabilen med različnimi nacionalnimi skupinami. body image connectedness to nature perceived restoration nature contact life satisfaction self-compassion telesna samopodoba povezanost z naravo zaznano okrevanje stik z naravo zadovoljstvo z življenjem sočutje do sebe true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-07-10 13:01:37 2026-07-10 13:01:40 2026-07-11 03:07:07 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 1-20 article 110277 Vol. 212 Jun. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-05-14 159.923.2:502.2 1873-6750 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110277 284403715 RAZ_Swami_Viren_2026.pdf RAZ_Swami_Viren_2026.pdf 1 B42C4096596BA02F455C344140A28A1B bf168785894a7ea2f2dec188c1e2a2c1018e71226c8728f6c7b6090a68a69f5c ad95586d-7c4e-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34071 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412026002357?via%3Dihub 1 8c5df9f8-7c4e-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34070 Inštitut Andrej Marušič 0 0 0