Cross-cultural validity of the Nature Relatedness Scale (NR-6) and links with wellbeing

Nature relatedness refers to individual differences in subjective connectedness with the natural environment. We aimed cross-culturally validate Relatedness scale and examine links between nature wellbeing. also tested whether spirituality or self-transcendent emotions such as gratitude mediate relationship University student participants (N = 798) from four countries (Hungary, India, South Korea, Canada) completed short-form (NR-6; Nisbet & Zelenski, 2013), Inclusion of Self (Schultz, 2002a), measures hedonic eudaimonic Cross-cultural were found a number principal components, well relatedness, spirituality, In all countries, formed significant indirect path mental health quality life. The findings suggest that spiritual aspects human-nature relationships may contribute wellbeing across cultures.