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#Springwatch #WildMorningswithChris: Engaging With Nature via Social Media and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Lockdown.

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Titel: #Springwatch #WildMorningswithChris: Engaging With Nature via Social Media and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Lockdown.
Autoren: Xu, Shi, Murrell, George, Golding, Sarah E., Brockett, Beth F. T., Gatersleben, Birgitta, Scarles, Caroline, White, Emma V., Willis, Cheryl, Wyles, Kayleigh J.
Quelle: Frontiers in Psychology; 10/13/2021, Vol. 12, p1-13, 14p
Schlagwörter: COVID-19, SOCIAL media, STAY-at-home orders, THEMATIC analysis
Geografische Kategorien: UNITED Kingdom
Firma/Körperschaft: BRITISH Broadcasting Corp.
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 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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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 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:16641078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701769