Model of ecopsychology effect on emotional disturbance (MEEED)

Ahmad, Noorlila and Abd. Rahman, Siti Fatimah (2023) Model of ecopsychology effect on emotional disturbance (MEEED). In: International Conference on Sustainability Education Development 2023 (ICSED 2023), 25th - 26th October 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Emotional disturbances among undergraduate students have proven to physically, emotionally, and mentally affect students’ learning performance. Exposure to nature is among non-clinical treatments or techniques identified to address emotional disturbances. Thus, using the structural equation approach, a cross-sectional study focuses on the causal relationship and mediating effects between four constructs: ecopsychology, restorativeness, spiritual values, and emotional disturbances. A total of 390 undergraduate students of different disciplines were randomly selected from one of the largest public universities in Malaysia and statistically generalized to this sampling frame. The findings indicated that there are significant relationships were found between ecopsychology and restorativeness (β = 0.661, p = < 0.001), ecopsychology and spiritual values (β = .0.671, p < 0.001), and restorativeness and stress, (β = -0.169, p < 0.05). In addition, spiritual values were also significantly related to stress (β = -0.221, p < 0.01), anxiety (β = -0.184 p < 0.05), and depression (β = -0.331 p < 0.000). The bootstrapping test showed that restorativeness was a mediator between ecopsychology and stress (β=-0.124, CI=-0.240, -0.005), while spiritual values were a mediator between ecopsychology and depression (β =-0.227, CI= -0.453, -0.058. The conclusion of the study indicated that restorativeness experienced from exposure to nature and spiritual values are the mediators between ecopsychology and subconstructs of emotional disturbances, namely stress, and depression. Therefore, using ecopsychology as the underlying theory, restorativeness properties of the combination between nature exposure and spirituality may become an essential source of recovery for psychological, physiological, and emotional issues.

Item Type:	Proceeding Paper (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ecopsychology, Restorativeness, Spiritual Value, Emotional Disturbance, Stress, Depression, Anxiety
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User:	Dr Noorlila Ahmad
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2023 11:40
Last Modified:	26 Dec 2023 11:48
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/108388

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