ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
Affective Benefits of Nature Contact: The Role of Rumination.
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- Daily exposure to virtual nature reduces symptoms of anxiety in college students.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Nature-Based Meditation, Rumination and Mental Wellbeing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Development and validation of self-efficacy and intention measures for spending time in nature.BMC psychology · 2022Article
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- The Potential for Outdoor Nature-Based Interventions in the Treatment and Prevention of Depression.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- Developing an Intervention and Evaluation Model of Outdoor Therapy for Employee Burnout: Unraveling the Interplay Between Context, Processes, and Outcomes.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Mounting evidence shows that nature contact is associated with affective benefits. However, the psychological mechanisms responsible for these effects are not well understood. In this study, we examined whether more time spent in nature was associated with higher levels of positive affect in general, and lower levels of negative affect and rumination in general. We also conducted a cross-sectional mediation analysis to examine whether rumination mediated the association of nature contact with affect. Participants (
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