Ecological Self and Well-being: A reflection on the correlation between the sense of connection with nature and psy-chological well-being

Mauro Pascucci; Sonia Del Savio

doi:10.24310/nyl.20.2026.21942

Autores/as

Mauro Pascucci Universidad Valladolid https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8393-9555
Sonia Del Savio https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4922-931X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/nyl.20.2026.21942

Palabras clave:

yo ecológico, sentido de conexión con la naturaleza, bienestar psicológico, inclusión de la naturaleza en el yo, relación con la naturaleza, ecosofía

Resumen

La ciencia ha demostrado ampliamente que el contacto con la naturaleza tiene efectos positivos en la salud y el bienestar de los seres humanos. La investigación que presentamos analizó el sentido de conexión con la naturaleza y su relación con el bienestar psicológico. El sentido de conexión con la naturaleza es un concepto psicológico muy reciente, desarrollado e investigado por varios psicólogos ambientales. Nisbet, Murphy y Zelensky (2009) se refieren a él como «relación con la naturaleza» (NR, por sus siglas en inglés). Lo consideran un rasgo de personalidad relativamente estable y creen que es comparable al concepto del yo ecológico desarrollado por el filósofo Arne Næss. La relación con la naturaleza consta de tres subcomponentes: perspectiva NR, experiencia NR y yo NR. El yo NR es el componente más profundo y representa el grado de identificación de las personas con el entorno natural. Este componente parece encajar perfectamente con el concepto del yo ecológico. En una población de 237 profesores en formación, encontramos una correlación positiva moderada entre la relación con la naturaleza y el bienestar psicológico (0,203). El componente que presenta una correlación más fuerte con el bienestar psicológico es la experiencia NR (0,317), la subescala que mide el comportamiento. Esto confirma los resultados generales de diversos estudios científicos, que sugieren que la tendencia a pasar tiempo en la naturaleza aumenta los niveles de bienestar.

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