Act with Nature (AWN): Promoting well-being and pro-environmental behaviour among working-age adults during the era of environmental crises

Environmental crises such as climate change are among humanity’s greatest contemporary challenges. Evidence-based interventions are urgently required that will both support wellbeing of working-age adults during such crises and facilitate required pro-environmental behaviour change. Previous research indicates that information campaigns or behaviour analytic approaches (reward/punishment) are not sufficient. Rather, a therapeutic and social support approach for coping with emotions is needed. The aim of this research project is to through a large, longitudinal survey study deepen understanding regarding the development of and relationship between coping with environment-related emotions, nature connectedness and pro-environmental behaviour. There is also an intervention phase in this project which is preregistered separately. In that, we aim to develop and test a nature-based group intervention programme (Act with Nature; AWN) that improves coping and self-regulation in response to environment-related emotions, strengthens nature-connectedness and human wellbeing and thus encourages pro-environmental behaviour.