Jacob A Benfield
Biographic Data
| ID | 214666 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob A Benfield |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob A |
| FAMILY NAME | Benfield |
| SIGNATURE | BENFIELD J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Association between residential greenness during childhood and trait emotional intelligence during young adulthood: A retrospective life course analysis in the United States
Perceived ownership of urban parks: The role of the social environment
Prior studies have provided evidence that park user characteristics and park social context can contribute to a sense of park ownership. However, less is known about the collective contributions of these constructs to perceived park ownership. Therefore, we examined how park proximity to residential neighborhoods, frequency of park use, social cohesion, social capital, and social motivation are related to perceived park ownership. Visitor data (n…
Within‐person effects of inclusion and exclusion on well‐being in daily life
Whether exclusion hurts or inclusion feels good is debated within social psychology, and research designs often compare people who are excluded from those who are included. Here, we examined how participants differ when they are excluded or included relative to when they are not engaging in social interactions. Participants completed an ecological momentary assessment study (7 days, six measures a day). Participants indicated if they were having …
Exploring the conditions that promote intergroup contact at urban parks
Urban parks have the potential to serve as places that facilitate intergroup contact between racially and ethnically diverse users. However, there is limited evidence identifying the conditions under which intergroup contact occurs in urban park settings. Existing literature suggests that the psychosocial conditions of safety, community engagement, psychological ownership, and sense of welcome and belonging may be related to park-based intergroup…
Assessing the relationship between community engagement and perceived ownership of an urban park in Philadelphia
Urban parks provide many benefits, though evidence of environmental injustice associated with certain park investments is growing. Some cities fail to engage communities in park planning, which can reduce residents’ sense of ownership of new and renovated parks and disconnect them from the neighborhood social fabric. Thus, this study assessed the outcomes of resident engagement with an urban park nonprofit located in a low-income community of col…
Social interactions in daily life: Within-person associations between momentary social experiences and psychological and physical health indicators
It is well established that individuals who engage in more positive social interactions report a broad array of benefit relative to those with fewer positive social interactions. Yet less is known about how, within individuals, naturally occurring social interactions in daily life relate to momentary indicators of health (e.g., mood, psychological, and physiological stress). The current study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine …
Hung out to dry: Use and consequences of disparagement humor on American Idol
Humor can be a means of social control and establishing boundaries between social groups. Disparagement humor, which is belittling and degrading while laughing at a target, is such a means of social control. Through the use of disparagement humor, people establish in-groups and out-groups and audiences of disparagement can enjoy vicarious superiority, as long as they are not members of the targeted out-group. In this paper, we look at the way dis…
Photograph Presentation Order and Range Effects in Visual-Based Outdoor Recreation Research
Visual based research methods, referring to the use of visual images to represent recreation resource conditions, are commonly used in outdoor recreation research to investigate appropriate levels of visitor use. Visual methods were developed to allow for the simulation of recreation resource conditions that would be difficult to describe using narrative methods. The research contained in this dissertation builds on previous research related to v…
Human Responses to Simulated Motorized Noise in National Parks
This thesis investigated the effects of three sources of motorized noise on laboratory participants' evaluations of landscape scenes, self-reported affective states, and physiological responses in simulated national park settings. Seventy-seven laboratory participants completed landscape assessments along 8 aesthetic dimensions and reported affective states while listening to audio clips of natural sounds, propeller planes, motorcycles, and snowm…
Classroom Exercises and Demonstrations on Human and Natural Environment Impact
We present class exercises and demonstrations concerning the psychological consequences of human interactions with the natural environment. Topics include aesthetic and affective evaluation of natural scenes, consequences of blocking a view of nature, how Motive for Sensory Pleasure may influence evaluation of the natural environment, weather and seasonality associations with mood and mobility, an encounter with the extremes of Mt. Everest, copin…
Visitor Self-Report Behavior Mapping as a Tool for Recording Exhibition Circulation
The evaluation of visitor flow within a museum or exhibition has been a topic of interest for decades with several research approaches taken over the years. Direct observation or visitor tracking during museum occupancy is the most popular technique, but it generally requires substantial amounts of time and financial resources. An alternative approach to direct observation—visitor self-mapping—is presented using data obtained from 2 short-term, s…
New Implications for Wildlife Loss Evaluation: The Role of Subjective Predictors
The quantification and evaluation of environmental losses has been a topic of interest for several years. Research has focused on cause of loss as a primary factor influencing loss assessment, but has neglected less objective influences. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three different conditions of cause of the wildlife loss (human, natural, ambiguous) with type of animal (mammal, bird, fish) and proximity of animal (local, internat…
Women Engaging the Natural World: Motivation for Sensory Pleasure May Account for Gender Differences
Previous literature has investigated gender differences associated with environmental values and attitudes, often finding that women report attitudes and values that are more pro-environmental and activities that are more engaging with nature. These findings have spawned research into factors that might explain such gender differences. We explore the role of a new construct, the motivation for sensory pleasure (MSP), and how it furthers the under…
An “Honest Visionary” and “Dishonest Scallywag”: Blending Fact, Opinion, and Interest into a Front-End Evaluation
Within the history museum setting, there can be disconnect between historical “fact,” museum goals, and visitor perception and expectation. This disconnect is often exaggerated when the content of the museum is controversial or skewed by popular belief. The current research applied a conceptual model that attempts to describe both fact and fiction while balancing historical expertise and visitor expectations when developing themes for a historica…
Social interactions in daily life: Within-person associations between momentary social experiences and psychological and physical health indicators
It is well established that individuals who engage in more positive social interactions report a broad array of benefit relative to those with fewer positive social interactions. Yet less is known about how, within individuals, naturally occurring social interactions in daily life relate to momentary indicators of health (e.g., mood, psychological, and physiological stress). The current study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine …
Assessing the relationship between community engagement and perceived ownership of an urban park in Philadelphia
Urban parks provide many benefits, though evidence of environmental injustice associated with certain park investments is growing. Some cities fail to engage communities in park planning, which can reduce residents’ sense of ownership of new and renovated parks and disconnect them from the neighborhood social fabric. Thus, this study assessed the outcomes of resident engagement with an urban park nonprofit located in a low-income community of col…
Exploring the conditions that promote intergroup contact at urban parks
Urban parks have the potential to serve as places that facilitate intergroup contact between racially and ethnically diverse users. However, there is limited evidence identifying the conditions under which intergroup contact occurs in urban park settings. Existing literature suggests that the psychosocial conditions of safety, community engagement, psychological ownership, and sense of welcome and belonging may be related to park-based intergroup…
Photograph Presentation Order and Range Effects in Visual-Based Outdoor Recreation Research
Visual based research methods, referring to the use of visual images to represent recreation resource conditions, are commonly used in outdoor recreation research to investigate appropriate levels of visitor use. Visual methods were developed to allow for the simulation of recreation resource conditions that would be difficult to describe using narrative methods. The research contained in this dissertation builds on previous research related to v…
Perceived ownership of urban parks: The role of the social environment
Prior studies have provided evidence that park user characteristics and park social context can contribute to a sense of park ownership. However, less is known about the collective contributions of these constructs to perceived park ownership. Therefore, we examined how park proximity to residential neighborhoods, frequency of park use, social cohesion, social capital, and social motivation are related to perceived park ownership. Visitor data (n…
Human Responses to Simulated Motorized Noise in National Parks
This thesis investigated the effects of three sources of motorized noise on laboratory participants' evaluations of landscape scenes, self-reported affective states, and physiological responses in simulated national park settings. Seventy-seven laboratory participants completed landscape assessments along 8 aesthetic dimensions and reported affective states while listening to audio clips of natural sounds, propeller planes, motorcycles, and snowm…
An “Honest Visionary” and “Dishonest Scallywag”: Blending Fact, Opinion, and Interest into a Front-End Evaluation
Within the history museum setting, there can be disconnect between historical “fact,” museum goals, and visitor perception and expectation. This disconnect is often exaggerated when the content of the museum is controversial or skewed by popular belief. The current research applied a conceptual model that attempts to describe both fact and fiction while balancing historical expertise and visitor expectations when developing themes for a historica…
Women Engaging the Natural World: Motivation for Sensory Pleasure May Account for Gender Differences
Previous literature has investigated gender differences associated with environmental values and attitudes, often finding that women report attitudes and values that are more pro-environmental and activities that are more engaging with nature. These findings have spawned research into factors that might explain such gender differences. We explore the role of a new construct, the motivation for sensory pleasure (MSP), and how it furthers the under…
New Implications for Wildlife Loss Evaluation: The Role of Subjective Predictors
The quantification and evaluation of environmental losses has been a topic of interest for several years. Research has focused on cause of loss as a primary factor influencing loss assessment, but has neglected less objective influences. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three different conditions of cause of the wildlife loss (human, natural, ambiguous) with type of animal (mammal, bird, fish) and proximity of animal (local, internat…
Classroom Exercises and Demonstrations on Human and Natural Environment Impact
We present class exercises and demonstrations concerning the psychological consequences of human interactions with the natural environment. Topics include aesthetic and affective evaluation of natural scenes, consequences of blocking a view of nature, how Motive for Sensory Pleasure may influence evaluation of the natural environment, weather and seasonality associations with mood and mobility, an encounter with the extremes of Mt. Everest, copin…
Visitor Self-Report Behavior Mapping as a Tool for Recording Exhibition Circulation
The evaluation of visitor flow within a museum or exhibition has been a topic of interest for decades with several research approaches taken over the years. Direct observation or visitor tracking during museum occupancy is the most popular technique, but it generally requires substantial amounts of time and financial resources. An alternative approach to direct observation—visitor self-mapping—is presented using data obtained from 2 short-term, s…
Photograph Presentation Order and Range Effects in Visual-Based Outdoor Recreation Research
Visual based research methods, referring to the use of visual images to represent recreation resource conditions, are commonly used in outdoor recreation research to investigate appropriate levels of visitor use. Visual methods were developed to allow for the simulation of recreation resource conditions that would be difficult to describe using narrative methods. The research contained in this dissertation builds on previous research related to v…
Human Responses to Simulated Motorized Noise in National Parks
This thesis investigated the effects of three sources of motorized noise on laboratory participants' evaluations of landscape scenes, self-reported affective states, and physiological responses in simulated national park settings. Seventy-seven laboratory participants completed landscape assessments along 8 aesthetic dimensions and reported affective states while listening to audio clips of natural sounds, propeller planes, motorcycles, and snowm…
Hung out to dry: Use and consequences of disparagement humor on American Idol
Humor can be a means of social control and establishing boundaries between social groups. Disparagement humor, which is belittling and degrading while laughing at a target, is such a means of social control. Through the use of disparagement humor, people establish in-groups and out-groups and audiences of disparagement can enjoy vicarious superiority, as long as they are not members of the targeted out-group. In this paper, we look at the way dis…
Social interactions in daily life: Within-person associations between momentary social experiences and psychological and physical health indicators
It is well established that individuals who engage in more positive social interactions report a broad array of benefit relative to those with fewer positive social interactions. Yet less is known about how, within individuals, naturally occurring social interactions in daily life relate to momentary indicators of health (e.g., mood, psychological, and physiological stress). The current study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine …
Assessing the relationship between community engagement and perceived ownership of an urban park in Philadelphia
Urban parks provide many benefits, though evidence of environmental injustice associated with certain park investments is growing. Some cities fail to engage communities in park planning, which can reduce residents’ sense of ownership of new and renovated parks and disconnect them from the neighborhood social fabric. Thus, this study assessed the outcomes of resident engagement with an urban park nonprofit located in a low-income community of col…
Within‐person effects of inclusion and exclusion on well‐being in daily life
Whether exclusion hurts or inclusion feels good is debated within social psychology, and research designs often compare people who are excluded from those who are included. Here, we examined how participants differ when they are excluded or included relative to when they are not engaging in social interactions. Participants completed an ecological momentary assessment study (7 days, six measures a day). Participants indicated if they were having …
Exploring the conditions that promote intergroup contact at urban parks
Urban parks have the potential to serve as places that facilitate intergroup contact between racially and ethnically diverse users. However, there is limited evidence identifying the conditions under which intergroup contact occurs in urban park settings. Existing literature suggests that the psychosocial conditions of safety, community engagement, psychological ownership, and sense of welcome and belonging may be related to park-based intergroup…
Association between residential greenness during childhood and trait emotional intelligence during young adulthood: A retrospective life course analysis in the United States
Perceived ownership of urban parks: The role of the social environment
Prior studies have provided evidence that park user characteristics and park social context can contribute to a sense of park ownership. However, less is known about the collective contributions of these constructs to perceived park ownership. Therefore, we examined how park proximity to residential neighborhoods, frequency of park use, social cohesion, social capital, and social motivation are related to perceived park ownership. Visitor data (n…
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Recreation (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)