Nicoleta RĂBAN-MOTOUNU
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acceptance, authenticity, creative exercise, self awareness, self-care.
Nature contemplation has been shown to have many benefits for well=being, from the restorative effects on the nervous systems, to the support for self-regulation. The objective was to explore the details of the effects of nature contemplation on the awareness and acceptance of the here-and-now experience, the way of turning towards oneself, in a caring or critical manner, and the feeling of self-fulfillment resulting from meeting personal needs. To accomplish the objectives, we conducted a quasi-experimental study, exploring the effects of watching a film from nature compared to a creative exercise and a non-treatment condition, and a correlational study, investigating the associations of some facets of self-compassion, congruence, and mindfulness. When compared to the non-treatment condition, watching the film from nature, resulted in higher scores on the self-disparagement scale of self-compassion, and, when compared to a creative exercise, it resulted in lower feelings of internal congruence. The self-care dimension of self-compassion was positively associated with the awareness in general, and awareness of personal incongruences in particular, and negatively with the acceptance of the here and now experience, while the self-disparagement was positively associated with self-care and the awareness of personal incongruence, and negatively with the acceptance of present experience.
Cite this paper: Răban-Motounu, N. (2025). NATURE CONTEMPLATION: SELF-COMPASSION, AWARENESS, AND CONGRUENCE. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 14(28), 151-156. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2025.v14i28.015
