Nature vs Malls – places and thinking

Scherz and colleagues found that people have different sorts of thoughts about other people and about places in different sorts of public spaces.  The researchers determined that “Self-related thoughts were less likely in a nature conservatory compared to a [indoor] mall. . . . Participants felt closer to people nearby and around the world in the conservatory. . . . More social and environment connection occurred in more natural parks. . . . while visiting the conservatory, participants were less…

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