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Scientific journals : Article
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Multidisciplinary, general & others
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36426
Health benefits of walking in nature: a randomized controlled study under conditions of real-life stress.
English
Olafsdottir, Gunnthora [> >]
Cloke, Paul [> >]
Schulz, André mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
Van Dyck, Zoé mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
Eysteinsson, Thor [> >]
Thorleifsdottir, Björg [> >]
Vögele, Claus mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
2020
Environment and Behavior
Sage
52
3
248-274
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
International
0013-9165
1552-390X
[en] We investigated the effects of recreational exposure to the natural environment on mood and psychophysiological responses to stress. We hypothesized that walking in nature has restorative effects over and above the effects of exposure to nature scenes (viewing-nature-on-TV) or physical exercise alone (walking-on-a-treadmill-in-a-gym) and that these effects are greater when participants were expected to be more stressed. Healthy university students (N=90) were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 conditions and tested during an exam-free period and again during their exam time. Mood and psychophysiological responses were assessed before and after the interventions, and again after a laboratory stressor. All interventions had restorative effects on cortisol levels (p < .001), yet walking in nature resulted in lower cortisol levels than did nature viewing (p < .05) during the exam period. Walking in nature improved mood more than watching nature scenes (p < .001) or physical exercise alone (p < .05).
Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36426
10.1177/0013916518800798
FnR ; FNR3965162 > Gunnthora Olafsdottir > BREATH > Breathing Spaces: Relating to Nature in the Everyday and its Connections to Health and Wellbeing > 01/09/2012 > 31/08/2014 > 2012

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