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 …

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on urban park visitation: a global analysis

D Geng, J Innes, W Wu, G Wang - Journal of forestry research, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 33 million confirmed cases and over 1 million
deaths globally, as of 1 October 2020. During the lockdown and restrictions placed on public …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Restoration in nature: Beyond the conventional narrative

T Hartig - … , cognitive, developmental, and social pathways to well …, 2021 - Springer
The restoration perspective on human adaptation offers a broad view of relations between
environment and health; however, it remains underutilized as a source of insight for nature …

Nature tourism and mental health: Parks, happiness, and causation

R Buckley - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Poor mental health costs about a tenth of global GNP. For many people, nature exposure
improves mental health. This generates a newly recognised health service value for national …

Mental, physical and social health benefits of immersive nature-experience for children and adolescents: A systematic review and quality assessment of the evidence

L Mygind, E Kjeldsted, R Hartmeyer, E Mygind… - Health & place, 2019 - Elsevier
In this systematic review, we summarised and evaluated the evidence for benefits of
immersive nature-experience on children and adolescents' mental, physical and social …

Changes in recreational behaviors of outdoor enthusiasts during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis across urban and rural communities

WL Rice, TJ Mateer, N Reigner… - Journal of Urban …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic presents not only a global health crisis but has also disrupted the
daily lives of people around the world. From a leisure perspective, urban outdoor …

Mental health rescue effects of women's outdoor tourism: A role in COVID-19 recovery

R Buckley, D Westaway - Annals of tourism research, 2020 - Elsevier
Mental and social health outcomes from a portfolio of women's outdoor tourism products,
with~ 100,000 clients, are analysed using a catalysed netnography of> 1000 social media …