Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Natural or Urban Campus Walks and Vitality in University Students: Exploratory Qualitative Findings from a Pilot Randomised Controlled Study.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. 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.
- The influence of outdoor physical activity on the physical and mental health of college students: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Understanding the nature-wellbeing relationship in adults: a qualitative metasynthesis review.Wellbeing, space and society · 2026Review
- Outdoor Natural Versus Built Experiments: A Scoping Review and Methodological Recommendations for Psychological Science.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of the characteristics of university common spaces that affect university students' psychological restoration.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Current methodologies of greenspace exposure and mental health research-a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Emotion regulation and virtual nature: cognitive reappraisal as an individual-level moderator for impacts on subjective vitality.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Measuring affect and complex working memory in natural and urban environments.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Research on the psychologically restorative effects of campus common spaces from the perspective of health.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Exploring perceived restoration, landscape perception, and place attachment in historical districts: insights from diverse visitors.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- An Exploration of How Biophilic Attributes on Campuses Might Support Student Connectedness to Nature, Others, and Self.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Despite extensive evidence of the restorative effects of nature, the potential vitalizing effects of connecting with nature are yet understudied, particularly in higher education settings. University students face high levels of stress and anxiety, and may benefit from nature-based interventions that enhance positive states such as vitality. Using preliminary data from a pilot randomized controlled study with qualitative interviews, we explored the psychological experiences associated with a brief walk either in nature or an urban environment in a sample of 13 university students. The qualitative thematic analysis revealed that walking in nature was a more energizing and vitalizing experience than the urban walk. The nature walk was also found to have both affective and cognitive enhancing effects on participants. Our study highlights the usefulness of exploring subjective psychological experiences of interacting with nature, as well as supporting its restorative potential. Implications for further research and interventions are discussed.
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