Survey data of a first feasibility study to foster urban residents' resonances with nature through rituals

In this dataset, we provide raw and processed data, study material and documentation of our feasibility study aiming to foster urban residents’ resonances with nature through rituals in a five-week-long panel study. The case study was conducted in Dresden from August 30 till October 8 2023.

In order to facilitate the realization of the study design by other institutions or private actors, the dataset includes first a postcard in pptx-format to promote the study and from which further promotion material can be created. We provide the audio manuals that were used for the implementation of the rituals for both the ritual and control group. Furthermore, we offer an evaluation framework for assessing socio-demographic data, changes throughout the different resonance dimensions (openness, value of Unverfügbarkeit, affect, response, transformation), effects on related aspects such as health or sense of social connectedness, the ecological footprint and possible open questions to assess and evaluate the feasibility study. To round it off, we provide raw survey data as well as preprocessed and analyzed data including results and data records of the intermediate steps of the analyzation conducted with IBM SPSS 28.

List of data, material and content (*.zip):

Promoting postcard (*.pptx) (artwork: IOER media)

Audio manual for ritual group (*.pdf)

Audio manual for control group (*.pdf)

Subsequent record of the introductory meeting (*.mp4)

Survey results for the final sample (*.xlsx)

Upload of qualitative data by participant (*.jpg)

Results of the statistical analyses (U-tests) to detect group-specific differences (e. g. level of openness, nature relatedness, mindful self-compassion) for the index variables; the tests were conducted with IBM SPSS Statistics 28 (*.xls)

Results of the statistical analyses (U-tests) to detect group-specific differences regarding the ecological carbon footprint; the tests were conducted with IBM SPSS Statistics 28 (*.xls)

For the revised version, we added: 

Informed consent declaration to participate and publish (*.pdf)

Note: All documents are accessible with open source software.

Data acquisition and processing

The methods are described in a research paper that is currently under review. Once the paper is published, the link will appear here.

Acknowledgments

The authors thank their student assistant Amanda Sydow for the support in editing the survey data as well as all participants for their intensive involvement in the feasibility study.

Notes

Once the related research paper, which is currently under review, is published, the information will appear here.