The health impact of nature exposure and green exercise across the life course: a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1593327
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Both nature exposure and green exercise (GE) provide numerous health benefits. However, there are no studies examining the impact of childhood GE on adult health. Methods: 45 healthy adults (aged 69.8 ± 8.4… read more here.
Keywords: nature exposure; nature; exposure green; health ... See more keywords
Access to Nature via Virtual Reality: A Mini-Review
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.725288
Abstract: Nature exposure is known to promote physical and mental health. However, actual nature exposure may be difficult to achieve for the population of people with physical disabilities or chronic conditions. Therefore, many attempts have been… read more here.
Keywords: nature exposure; virtual reality; access nature; nature ... See more keywords
Watching Nature Videos Promotes Physiological Restoration: Evidence From the Modulation of Alpha Waves in Electroencephalography
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.871143
Abstract: Various lines of evidence have shown that nature exposure is beneficial for humans. Despite several empirical findings pointing out to cognitive and emotional positive effects, most of the evidence of these effects are correlational, and… read more here.
Keywords: nature; alpha waves; evidence; positive effects ... See more keywords
Nature Scenes Counter Mental Fatigue-Induced Performance Decrements in Soccer Decision-Making
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.877844
Abstract: Background It has been well investigated that nature exposure intervention can restore directed attention and improve subsequent cognitive performance. The impairment of decision-making skills in mentally fatigued soccer players was attributed to the inability of… read more here.
Keywords: decision; nature exposure; mental fatigue; decision making ... See more keywords
Life Course Nature Exposure and Mental Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Future Directions
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105146
Abstract: Recently, an emerging body of literature has examined the relationships between early life nature exposure and mental health in later life; however, no critical synthesis yet exists regarding the extent and strength of these relationships.… read more here.
Keywords: nature exposure; exposure; health; life ... See more keywords
Urban Nature and Public Health: How Nature Exposure and Sociocultural Background Relate to Depression Risk
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189689
Abstract: As the world’s population becomes more urbanized, there is an associated decrease in nature exposure and a rise in noncommunicable diseases, including depression. Previous cross-sectional studies examining urban nature exposure and depression have reported favorable… read more here.
Keywords: depression; risk; nature exposure; exposure ... See more keywords
The Mediating Effect of Nature Restorativeness, Stress Level, and Nature Connectedness in the Association between Nature Exposure and Quality of Life
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042098
Abstract: This study aimed to test the mediating effects of nature restorativeness, stress, and nature connectedness in the association between nature exposure and quality of life (QoL). Urban and rural Lithuanian inhabitants (n = 924; 73.6%… read more here.
Keywords: stress; nature restorativeness; nature; nature connectedness ... See more keywords
Lifestyle Prescription for Depression with a Focus on Nature Exposure and Screen Time: A Narrative Review
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095094
Abstract: Recent lifestyles changes have favored increased time in contact with screens and a parallel reduction in contact with natural environments. There is growing awareness that nature exposure and screen time are related to depression. So… read more here.
Keywords: screen time; time; depression; nature exposure ... See more keywords