Objectives

We conducted two experiments to test the possibility that exposure to natural (versus urban) landscapes is associated with a lower tendency to perform delinquent acts.

Methods

Participants were randomly assigned to either the nature or urban exposure condition in both experiments. A discounting measure was then administered. The likelihood of cheating in a matrix task (Experiment 1) and the tendency toward delinquent choices (Experiment 2) served as the dependent measures.

Results

Participants in the nature exposure condition were less likely to cheat in a matrix task (Experiment 1), and less inclined to make delinquent choices (Experiment 2), compared with participants in the urban exposure condition. The discounting tendency mediated the link between exposure to nature and the inclination to engage in delinquent behavior.

Conclusions

Our findings suggest that exposure to urban landscapes is more closely associated with delinquent behavior than previously thought.

中文翻译：

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接触自然景观如何减少违法行为的倾向：延迟贴现的作用

 目标

我们进行了两项实验，以测试暴露于自然（相对于城市）景观与较低的犯罪行为倾向之间的关系的可能性。

 方法

在这两个实验中，参与者被随机分配到自然或城市暴露条件。随后实施了折扣措施。矩阵任务中作弊的可能性（实验 1）和不良选择的倾向（实验 2）作为依赖度量。

 结果

与城市暴露条件下的参与者相比，自然暴露条件下的参与者在矩阵任务中作弊的可能性较小（实验 1），并且不太可能做出错误的选择（实验 2）。贴现倾向调节了接触自然与犯罪行为倾向之间的联系。

 结论

我们的研究结果表明，接触城市景观与犯罪行为的关系比以前认为的更为密切。