SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2020
The Relationship Between Green Space and Prosocial Behaviour Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of the Nexus between campus green spaces and mental well-being in mainland China and Hong Kong.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Mechanisms Underpinning Psychological Change Following Nature Exposure in an Adolescent Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Forest terpenes and stress: Examining the associations of filtered vs. non-filtered air in a real-life natural environment.Environmental research · 2025Trial
- Nature Relatedness as an Orientation in Moral Psychology.Integrative psychological & behavioral science · 2026Article
- Recess and after-hours behavior patterns associated with community schoolyard transformations.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- The impact of greening interventions in school grounds on social behavior and cognitive performance among primary school children.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Associations between nature exposure, screen use, and parent-child relations: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Exposure to Residential Green Space and Bone Mineral Density in Young Children.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Quantifying Nature: Introducing NatureScoreAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2024Article
- Physical activity and social interaction assessments in schoolyard settings using the System for Observing Outdoor Play Environments in Neighborhood Schools (SOOPEN).The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- The evolved nest, oxytocin functioning, and prosocial development.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Changes in social interaction, social relatedness, and friendships in Education Outside the Classroom: A social network analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Air Pollution and Prosocial Behavior in Chinese Adolescents: The Role of Resilience and Interpersonal Relations.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Is prosocial behaviour a missing link between green space quality and child health-related outcomes?Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Analysis of school support: Systematic literature review of core Chinese- and English-language journals published in 2000-2021.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Children's Green Infrastructure: Children and Their Rights to Nature and the City.Frontiers in sociology · 2022Article
- The wellbeing of adolescents and the role of greenness: A cross-sectional study among Italian students.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Greenspace and human health: An umbrella review.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2021Review
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- The School Garden: A Social and Emotional Place.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
The plausible role of nearby green space in influencing prosocial behaviour among children and adolescents has been studied recently. However, no review has been conducted of the evidence testing the association between green space and prosocial behaviour. This systematic review addresses this gap among children and adolescents. Within this review, we propose a conceptual framework describing potential pathways linking green space to prosocial behaviour, discuss the direction, magnitude, moderators, and mediators of the association, and develop a narrative synthesis of future study directions. Out of 63 extracted associations from 15 studies, 44 were in the positive or expected direction, of which 18 were reported to be statistically significant (
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