Associations between perceived natural environmental features and physical activity intention: the mediating roles of perceived safety and perceived environmental restorativeness
Wenzhi Yan, Haiying Wang, Mingnan Zhuang, Hanglin Yu, Jinyan Wu, Yunfei Tao, Hansen Li · 2026
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Yan and six co-authors ask which features of a natural scene make young adults want to exercise there. Views of nature may invite movement by feeling safe and restorative, not just by offering space. Their online experiment showed 1,439 participants one realistic landscape picture each, then measured intentions.
Open views and sheltering, protective features raised exercise intention. Features that felt like hiding places for threats lowered it. Feeling safe carried the largest share of each effect, with the restorative feel adding a smaller part. Once those feelings were counted, the scene features alone no longer mattered directly. The authors suggest park design should sell safety first.
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| CREATOR | Wenzhi Yan, Haiying Wang, Mingnan Zhuang, Hanglin Yu, Jinyan Wu, Yunfei Tao, Hansen Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |