Weiyi Zhang

Fostering life hope in urban green spaces through brief online mindfulness: findings from four studies with park visitors.

Frontiers in Psychology July 23, 2025 Mengke Luo, Weiyi Zhang

Contrary to the prevailing view that technology detracts from nature, this research demonstrates that digitally-guided mindfulness can act as a powerful amplifier of the psychological benefits of Urban Green Spaces (UGS). Across four interconnected experiments, we reveal how and for whom this synergy works to enhance life hope. Building on Attention Restoration, Broaden-and-Build, and Hope...