Publications: Overview
last updated 2026-01-25My publications reflect my work and interests as a wellbeing researcher. This includes:
- empirical studies examining the impact of exposure to nature and nature connectedness on various aspects of our wellbeing (e.g., positive emotions; satisfaction with life; meaning in life; transcendent connectedness—a general sense of connection to other people, nature, and life in general; elevation—a composite emotion which includes feeling elevated, profoundly touched, deeply appreciative, morally uplifted;
- development and validation of practical nature-based wellbeing inteventions;
- theoretical frameworks regarding how relating to nature contributes to our wellbeing, and the flipside of this, eco-anxiety regarding worry about the degradation of the beyond-human natural environment;
- and studies and frameworks on wellbeing in general such as: valueing happiness, implicit theories of wellbeing, cross-cultural differences.
Research is a collaborative endeavour. I am deeply grateful for the wonderful mentorship I have received, and to my brilliant colleagues with whom I have the good fortune to work with—established researchers, as well as junior collaborators (graduate and undergraduate students in my Nature—Meaning in Life (NMIL) Research Lab).
Latest publications:
The ecology of subjective wellbeing: A global analysis of environmental factors associated with life evaluation.
The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2025
Lomas, T., Mehanna, J., Diego-Rosell, P., Cowden, R., Passmore, H.-A., Zelenski, J. M., Steger, M. F., Muthukrishna, M., & Snower, D.
Comparing the well-being benefits of engaging in two positive psychology interventions: The Noticing Nature Intervention (NNI) vs Three Good Things (3GT).
The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2025
Passmore, H.-A., Sabine, S., Yang, Y.
Enhancing personal and planetary well-being: A comparative study of the "3 Good Things" and "3 Good Things in Nature" interventions.
International Journal of Wellbeing, 2025
Passmore, H.-A., Mangat, A., Dhanoa, T., Schmitt, M. T., Mackay, C. M. L., Richardson, M., Howell, A. J., & Lutz, P. K.
Nature relatedness usefully links well-being, the environment, and sustainability.
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2025
Zelenski, J. M., Lutz, P. K., Passmore, H.-A., & Nisbet, E. K.
Creating kinship with nature and boosting well-being: Testing two novel character strengths-based nature connectedness interventions.
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2025
Passmore, H.-A., Lumber, R, Niemiec, R., & Sofen, L. I.
