Childhood nature connection and constructive hope: A review of research on connecting with nature and co** with environmental loss

L Chawla - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Within a generation, children's lives have largely moved indoors, with the loss of free‐
ranging exploration of the nearby natural world, even as research indicates that direct …

Time spent in nature is associated with increased pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors

NV DeVille, LP Tomasso, OP Stoddard, GE Wilt… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urbanization, screen dependency, and the changing nature of childhood and parenting
have led to increased time indoors, creating physical and emotional distancing from nature …

Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States

MHEM Browning, LR Larson, I Sharaievska, A Rigolon… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background University students are increasingly recognized as a vulnerable population,
suffering from higher levels of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and disordered eating …

[HTML][HTML] Back to nature: Norwegians sustain increased recreational use of urban green space months after the COVID-19 outbreak

ZS Venter, DN Barton, V Gundersen, H Figari… - Landscape and urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
In Oslo, as elsewhere, the COVID-19 outbreak and the following lockdown measures during
spring 2020 led to increased use of urban green infrastructure. Whether this has led to more …

Outdoor activity participation improves adolescents' mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

SB Jackson, KT Stevenson, LR Larson… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is resha** human interactions with the natural environment, potentially
generating profound consequences for health and well-being. To assess the effects of …

More time on technology, less happiness? Associations between digital-media use and psychological well-being

JM Twenge - Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Studies using large samples consistently find that more frequent users of digital media are
lower in psychological well-being than less frequent users; even data sets used as evidence …

Nature in virtual reality improves mood and reduces stress: evidence from young adults and senior citizens

SHM Chan, L Qiu, G Esposito, KP Mai, KP Tam, J Cui - Virtual reality, 2023 - Springer
Large populations worldwide have been deprived from nature experiences due to mass
quarantines and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and face a looming mental …

[HTML][HTML] Restorative effects of exposure to nature on children and adolescents: A systematic review

A Moll, S Collado, H Staats, JA Corraliza - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most documented effects of exposure to nature is physical and psychological
restoration. Restoration refers to the recovery or strengthening of adaptive resources (eg …

Experiences in nature and environmental attitudes and behaviors: Setting the ground for future research

CD Rosa, S Collado - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
There is empirical evidence suggesting a positive link between direct experiences in nature
and people's environmental attitudes (EA) and behaviors (EB). This has led researchers to …