ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
The Role of Anthropogenic Elements in the Environment for Affective States and Cortisol Concentration in Mountain Hiking-A Crossover Trial.
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- Intention to Engage in Winter Sport in Climate Change Affected Environments.Frontiers in public health · 2020Trial
- The impact of sports participation on the psychological state of the Chinese population from the perspective of sports resources.PloS one · 2026Article
- An integrative review of the physical, mental, and socioeconomic benefits of outdoor hiking.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Exploring the effect of different typical plant community on human stress reduction: a field experiment.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Adventure-based mindsets helped maintain psychological well-being during COVID-19.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2022Article
- Affective Responses to Both Climbing and Nordic Walking Exercise Are Associated With Intermediate-Term Increases in Physical Activity in Patients With Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - A Randomized Longitudinal Controlled Clinical Pilot Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Are Long-Distance Walks Therapeutic? A Systematic Scoping Review of the Conceptualization of Long-Distance Walking and Its Relation to Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Recreational Trail of the El Caminito del Rey Natural Tourist Attraction, Spain: Determination of Hikers' Flow.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Acute Effects of a Single Bout of Walking on Affective Responses in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Psychological Variables Related to Developmental Changes during Adolescence-A Comparison between Alpine and Non-Alpine Sport Participants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Viewing an alpine environment positively affects emotional analytics in patients with somatoform, depressive and anxiety disorders as well as in healthy controls.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
Green exercise might have positive effects on health and affective states. Little is known about the ideal characteristics of the natural environment, where exercise is conducted in. Thus, the primary aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of anthropogenic elements on acute stress-related physiological responses and affective states in green exercise. Using a crossover field study design, 52 healthy participants were exposed to two different mountain hiking conditions: An environment with less anthropogenic elements and an environment with more anthropogenic elements. Pre and post conditions, affective states and salivary cortisol concentration were measured. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to analyze if pre-post changes differed between the conditions. Pre-post changes in affective states and salivary cortisol concentration did not significantly differ, partial η² < 0.06. Positive affective states showed significantly higher values post compared to pre-condition, partial η² > 0.13. The present results indicate that anthropogenic elements have a minor role in the influence on affective states and salivary cortisol concentration during mountain hiking. It is concluded that a single bout of mountain hiking independent of anthropogenic elements in the environment is effective in influencing affective states positively.
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