Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Reloading Pupils' Batteries: Impact of Green Spaces on Cognition and Wellbeing.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review on the relationship between the built environment and children's quality of life.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Schoolyard Greening on Children's Physical Activity and Socioemotional Health: A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Association between Green Space and Adolescents' Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of different combinations of physical activity and natural environment videos on children's attention levels between class breaks.BMC pediatrics · 2023Trial
- Is all greenspace created equal? Assessing the relationship of public parks and greenness on academic achievement in Washington state.PloS one · 2026Article
- Psychophysiological Responses of College Students to Audio-Visual Forest Trail Landscapes.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Article
- Lessons in a Green School Environment and in the Classroom: Effects on Students' Cognitive Functioning and Affect.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Children's Attentional Processes in Outdoor and Indoor Environments: The Role of Physiological Self-Regulation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Research on the Development of Urban Parks Based on the Perception of Tourists: A Case Study of Taihu Park in Beijing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Students' Intention of Visiting Urban Green Spaces after the COVID-19 Lockdown in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Resilience and Equity in a Time of Crises: Investing in Public Urban Greenspace Is Now More Essential Than Ever in the US and Beyond.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Positive Externalities of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation for Human Health: A Review and Conceptual Framework for Public Health Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Promoting Sustainable Wellbeing: Integrating Positive Psychology and Environmental Sustainability in Education.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Sitting or Walking? Analyzing the Neural Emotional Indicators of Urban Green Space Behavior with Mobile EEG.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2020Article
- Management of mountainous meadows associated with biodiversity attributes, perceived health benefits and cultural ecosystem services.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Health-Related Effects of Short Stays at Mountain Meadows, a River and an Urban Site-Results from a Field Experiment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Introducing a Dynamic Workstation in the Office: Insights in Characteristics of Use and Short-Term Changes of Well-Being in a 12 Week Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Observational
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Abstract
Cognitive functioning and academic performance of pupils depend on regular breaks from classroom work. However, it is unclear which settings during such breaks provide the best environment to restore cognitive performance and promote wellbeing of adolescent pupils. Therefore, we investigated the effects of staying in different urban green spaces during breaks. Sixty-four pupils (16⁻18 years old) participated in a cross-over experiment. They were placed into one of three settings (small park, larger park, forest) for one hour during a lunch break. Wellbeing was assessed four times (Nitsch scale), and a cognitive test (d2-R Test of Attention) was applied in the classrooms before and after the break. Wellbeing was almost always highest after the stay in the green spaces. However, a sustained effect was only found for the forest. Concentration performance values of the d2-R test were significantly higher after the pupils’ stay in green spaces for all sites. The highest increase of performance was found for the larger park type. In conclusion, this pilot study showed that study breaks in green spaces improved wellbeing and cognitive performance of adolescents. It also found that larger green spaces, either parks or forests, have stronger positive impacts on wellbeing and cognitive performance than small parks.
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