#Springwatch #WildMorningswithChris: Engaging With Nature via Social Media and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Lockdown
dc.contributor.author | Xu, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Murrell, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Golding, SE | |
dc.contributor.author | Brockett, BFT | |
dc.contributor.author | Gatersleben, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Scarles, C | |
dc.contributor.author | White, EV | |
dc.contributor.author | Willis, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Wyles, Kayleigh | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-16T09:53:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-16T09:53:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-10-13 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-1078 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-1078 | |
dc.identifier.other | 701769 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/18370 | |
dc.description.abstract |
It is widely understood that nature engagement benefits human wellbeing. Such benefits have been found for real as well as virtual engagements. However, little is known about the role of nature-based videos in social media on wellbeing. With COVID-19 restrictions limiting people’s direct engagement with natural environments, this study critically examined people’s reactions to nature videos posted on Facebook during the first UK COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Data consisted of comments on videos containing highlights from the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Springwatch 2020 television series, and from a UK television presenter and naturalist’s (Chris Packham) livestream videos, posted on Facebook from March to July, 2020. Looking at the quantitative profile of a range of videos (i.e. views, likes and shares) and a detailed analysis of the 143,265 comments using thematic analysis, three major themes were generated as: (1) engaging with nature via social media is emotionally complicated, (2) cognitive and reflective reactions are generated from social media nature engagement and (3) engagement with nature-based social media as a mechanism for coping with stress during COVID-19. These findings inform understanding of how nature-related social media content and associated commentary have supported wellbeing throughout the ongoing pandemic and their importance as a means of continued support for wellbeing.‘We feel that the injection of wildlife into people’s homes, particularly at this point, would be really valuable and uplifting’.— Chris Packham, 2020 | |
dc.format.extent | 701769- | |
dc.format.medium | Electronic-eCollection | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
dc.subject | natural world | |
dc.subject | wellbeing | |
dc.subject | online engagement | |
dc.subject | ||
dc.subject | thematic analysis | |
dc.title | #Springwatch #WildMorningswithChris: Engaging With Nature via Social Media and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Lockdown | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000713436900001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008 | |
plymouth.volume | 12 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published online | |
plymouth.journal | Frontiers in Psychology | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701769 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Psychology | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-08-31 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2021-11-17 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1664-1078 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.funder | Economic and Social Research Council | |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | Nature Engagement and Wellbeing Pre-, During and Post Covid-19: Supporting the UK (Green) Recovery | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701769 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-10-13 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
plymouth.funder | Nature Engagement and Wellbeing Pre-, During and Post Covid-19: Supporting the UK (Green) Recovery::Economic and Social Research Council |