El objetivo principal del presente estudio consistió en investigar las relaciones entre contacto con la naturaleza y bienestar personal, tanto subjetivo como psicológico. Participaron 554 personas entre 17 y 66 años que cumplimentaron la siguiente batería de pruebas: Satisfaction with Life Scale, PANAS Scales, Psychological Well-Being Scales, NEO-PI-R y una Entrevista Semiestructurada donde se recogía la frecuencia de actividades en contacto con la naturaleza, la satisfacción en dominios vitales (sentimental, trabajo/estudios, salud y ocio) y características sociodemográficas. El análisis MANCOVA realizado, considerando los cuatro niveles de contacto con la naturaleza (ninguno, bajo, medio, frecuente) y tras controlar edad, extraversión y apertura, mostró la influencia de la naturaleza sobre la satisfacción vital, la satisfacción sentimental y con el ocio. Los resultados sugieren considerar el contacto con la naturaleza en el diseño de programas para la promoción del bienestar personal
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