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Jan 1, 2021 · In addition, natural environment and green space exhibit a variety of forms, types, colors, and vegetation, it is unclear which elements and attributes are needed to design spaces that improve human health, and numerous studies have confirmed that the urban area might be treated as a stressful environment in comparison to the forest area (Gidlow et al., 2016; Hartig et al., 2003; Toda et al ...
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- An Intervention Study
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reduce feelings of stress or anger. help you take time out and feel more relaxed. improve your physical health. improve your confidence and self-esteem. help you be more active. help you meet and get to know new people. connect you to your local community. reduce loneliness. help you feel more connected to nature.
Jul 1, 2019 · In the journals. Spending just 20 minutes connecting with nature can help lower stress hormone levels, according to a study in the April 4, 2019, Frontiers in Psychology. Previous research has shown that interacting with nature reduces stress, but it is not clear how long and how often the engagement needs to be, or even what kind of nature ...
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Jan 1, 2021 · In general, SRT states that exposure to natural settings reduce mental stress while artificial settings induce mental stress (Ulrich et al., 1991). Many empirical studies have been based on this binary theory, comparing the stress reduction effects of different types of natural and artificial (urban) environments (see Bratman et al., 2019; Yao, Zhang, & Gong, 2021, for reviews).
- Wenfei Yao, Xiaofeng Zhang, Qi Gong
- 2021
Natural environments protect people against the impact of environmental stressors and offer physiological, emotional and attention restoration more so than do urban environments. Natural places that allow a shift towards more positively-toned emotional states, positive changes in physiological activity levels, and in behavior and cognitive ...
Nature can generate many positive emotions, such as calmness, joy, and creativity and can facilitate concentration. Nature connectedness is also associated with lower levels of poor mental health, particularly lower depression and anxiety. Perhaps not surprisingly, people with strong nature connectedness are likelier to have pro-environmental ...
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There is growing evidence to suggest that exposure to natural environments can be associated with mental health benefits. Proximity to greenspace has been associated with lower levels of stress (Thompson et al., 2012) and reduced symptomology for depression and anxiety (Beyer et al., 2014), while interacting with nature can improve cognition for children with attention deficits (Taylor and Kuo ...
