ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Contact to Nature Benefits Health: Mixed Effectiveness of Different Mechanisms.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Psycho-Physiological Stress Recovery in Outdoor Nature-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Past Eight Years of Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of nature on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents: meta-review.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2024Review
- Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Current methodologies of greenspace exposure and mental health research-a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Urban Agriculture in Thailand: Adoption Factors and Communication Guidelines to Promote Long-Term Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Determinants of Chronic Biological Stress, Measured as Hair Cortisol Concentration, in a General Population of Adolescents: From Individual and Household Characteristics to Neighborhood Urbanicity.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Physiological and Psychological Effects of Viewing Urban Parks in Different Seasons in Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Direct and indirect effects of urban gardening on aboveground and belowground diversity influencing soil multifunctionality.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Scoping review of the impacts of urban agriculture on the determinants of health.BMC public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
How can urban nature contribute to the reduction of chronic stress? We twice measured the concentration of the "stress hormone" cortisol in the hair of 85 volunteer gardeners (six months apart), relating cortisol level change to (self-reported) characteristics of their recreational activities. Both time spent in nature and physical activity led to decreases in cortisol, while time spent being idle led to an increase. At high levels of present stressors, however, the relationship for time spent in nature and for idleness was reversed. Time spent with social interaction had no effect on cortisol levels. Our results indicate that physical activity is an effective means of mitigating the negative effects of chronic stress. The results regarding the time spent in nature and time spent being idle are less conclusive, suggesting the need for more research. We conclude that if chronic stress cannot be abolished by eradicating its sources, public health may take to measures to reduce it-providing urban nature being one effective possibility.
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