Tang, I.-C.I.-C.TangSullivan, W.C.W.C.SullivanCHUN-YEN CHANG2018-09-102018-09-102015http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930147344&partnerID=MN8TOARShttp://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/393857Many people do not seem to have interesting perceptual experiences while in contact with nature. To identify potential antecedents of positive perceptual experiences in natural settings, we investigated the role of a personal connection to nature on perceptual evaluation of preference-related environmental information in varying natural settings. The participants (N = 77) rated three different types of images of rural forest landscapes in terms of perceived environmental information, including sense of safety, coherence, complexity, legibility, mystery, attentional restorativeness, familiarity, and preference. They also reported their personal connection to nature. The results showed that deeper personal connections to nature are associated with greater perceptual evaluations of sense of safety, legibility, mystery, and attentional restorativeness after accounting for landscape type and familiarity. A personal connection to nature is likely to enhance a person’s perceptual experiences of natural landscapes. © 2014 SAGE Publicationsattentional restorativeness; connection to nature; landscape perception; preference; sense of safety[SDGs]SDG15antecedent conditions; attitudinal survey; environmental issue; land type; nature-society relations; perception; rural landscape; safety; sense of placejournal article10.1177/0013916513520604