The affective benefits of nature exposure

GN Bratman, HA Olvera‐Alvarez… - Social and Personality …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mounting evidence demonstrates that nature exposure can have affective benefits. These
include behavioral and psychophysiological responses consistent with (a) decreases in …

The role of methodological choices in the effects of experimental exposure to simulated natural landscapes on human health and cognitive performance: A systematic …

MHEM Browning, F Saeidi-Rizi… - Environment and …, 2021‏ - journals.sagepub.com
We review the methods and findings of experiments that have examined the effects of
exposure to simulated natural landscapes on human health and cognitive performance …

[HTML][HTML] Greenspace exposure and children behavior: A systematic review

MJZ Sakhvidi, P Knobel, M Bauwelinck… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
We systematically reviewed the existing evidence (until end of November 2021) on the
association between long-term exposure to greenspace and behavioral problems in …

Nature nurtures authenticity: Mechanisms and consequences.

Y Yang, C Sedikides, Y Wang, H Cai - Journal of Personality and …, 2024‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Contact with nature may benefit, not only the bodily organism, but also the psychological
self. We proposed that, assuming humans' innate affinity for nature (the biophilia …

The affective benefits of nature exposure: What's nature got to do with it?

KL Meidenbauer, CUD Stenfors, GN Bratman… - Journal of environmental …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Nature interactions have been demonstrated to produce reliable affective benefits. While
adults demonstrate strong preferences for natural environments over urban ones, it is not …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of exposure to nature on children's psychological well-being: A systematic review of the literature

J Liu, RJ Green - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, children have spent significantly less time actively engaged in
nature-based outdoor activities compared to previous generations. This has corresponded …

Impact of perceived environmental restorativeness on tourists' pro-environmental behavior: Examining the mediation of place attachment and the moderation of …

B Zhou, L Wang, SS Huang, Q **ong - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Guided by attention restoration theory and stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory, we
developed an integrated model to investigate the impact of perceived environmental …

Simulated nature walks improve psychological well-being along a natural to urban continuum

G Brancato, K Van Hedger, MG Berman… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Compared to urban environments, interactions with natural environments have been
associated with several health benefits including psychological restoration and improved …

[HTML][HTML] The human posterior cingulate and the stress-response benefits of viewing green urban landscapes

DHF Chang, B Jiang, NHL Wong, JJ Wong, C Webster… - NeuroImage, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The mechanistic and neural bases of why green environments drive positive mental health
outcomes remain poorly understood. We show that viewing green urban landscapes that …

Nature connection in early childhood: A quantitative cross-sectional study

A Barrable, D Booth - Sustainability, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
There have been calls to reconnect children with nature, both for their own wellbeing, as
well as for ecological sustainability. This has driven the growth of outdoor and nature …