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Forest and Grassland Resources Research ›› 2025›› Issue (6): 83-90.doi: 10.13466/j.cnki.lczyyj.2025.06.008

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Mechanism linking multidimensional environmental attributes of national parks to place attachment and psychological restoration

LIN Zheng1(), HUANG Qitang2()   

  1. 1 School of Art and Design, Fuzhou Technology and Business University, Yongtai 350715,Fujian, China
    2 College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2025-08-22 Revised:2025-11-10 Online:2025-12-28 Published:2026-04-17

Abstract:

With the advancement of the “Healthy China” initiative and the development of China’s national park system,the health-promoting functions of protected areas have attracted increasing attention.Taking Wuyishan National Park as a case study,this research develops a conceptual model of “multidimensional environmental attributes-place attachment-psychological restoration”.Based on 536 on-site questionnaire responses,the measurement model was validated and structural path were tested within a structural equation modeling (SEM)framework to elucidate how park environmental attributes influence visitors’ psychological restoration through place attachment.Multidimensional environmental attributes were categorized as natural,social,symbolic,and built attributes,while place attachment comprises place identity and place dependence.The results showed that:1)natural attributes exerted the strongest direct effect on psychological restoration,indicating that the health benefits of national parks are primarily supported by their ecological foundations(e.g.,natural landscapes,biological resources,and air quality).2)symbolic attributes affected psychological restoration mainly indirectly via place identity,suggesting that cultural imagery and the meanings attached to the place can enhance restorative experiences by strengthening visitors’ place identity.3)Natural,social,and built attributes operated more stronglythrough place dependence,implying that functional factors such as accessibility,activity support,and service facilities can promote psychological restoration by reinforcing visitors’ place dependence.Overall,place attachment partially mediatedplays a partial mediating role between multidimensional environmental attributes and psychological restoration,and different environmental dimensions correspond to distinc attachment pathways.This study provides empirical evidence for understanding the mechanism through which environmental attributes shape psychological restoration in national parks,and offers implications for optimizing environmental design and enhancing health-service provision on the basis of ecological conservation.

Key words: national park, multidimensional environmental attributes, place attachment, psychological restoration, structural equation modeling

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