The Restorative Effect of the Natural Environment on University Students' Psychological Health.
Journal
Journal of environmental and public health
ISSN: 1687-9813
Titre abrégé: J Environ Public Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101516361
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
02
12
2019
revised:
08
04
2020
accepted:
21
04
2020
entrez:
27
5
2020
pubmed:
27
5
2020
medline:
21
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The present study evaluated the effect of a three-week intervention aimed at improving psychological health in university students. Participants included 200 Australian students randomly assigned to an experimental or waitlist control group, with 42 adhering to intervention instructions. Participants in the experimental group read a story about someone who used the natural environment to decrease stress and burnout levels and to increase their perceived satisfaction with life. They were then instructed to spend 20 minutes each week, for three weeks, in any chosen natural environment. Waitlist control participants received intervention instructions three weeks later. Restorativeness was positively associated with life satisfaction and negatively related to stress and burnout. Experimental participants, compared to waitlist control participants, experienced a significant decrease in stress; however, the intervention had no effect on life satisfaction or burnout. More research is still needed to determine the practical significance of nature exposure on university students' psychological health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32454841
doi: 10.1155/2020/4210285
pmc: PMC7231194
doi:
Banques de données
figshare
['10.6084/m9.figshare.6399971.v1']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
4210285Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Emma A. Payne et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.
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