ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Reducing Anxiety with Nature and Gardening (RANG): Evaluating the Impacts of Gardening and Outdoor Activities on Anxiety among U.S. Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- The impact of gardening on well-being, mental health, and quality of life: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- An acute intervention experimental study on the effects of green and blue environment exposure combined with tai chi exercise on the emotional health of elderly males.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The association of daily gardening and healthy ageing in Singapore.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Gardening and subjective cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study and mediation analyses of 136,748 adults aged 45+ years.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Intercropping on Mars: A promising system to optimise fresh food production in future martian colonies.PloS one · 2024Article
- Contact with Nature in Social Deprivation during COVID-19: The Positive Impact on Anxiety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A review of factors influencing sensitive skin: an emphasis on built environment characteristics.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Wild and backyard food use during COVID-19 in upstate New York, United States.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Touch, feel, heal. The use of hospital green spaces and landscape as sensory-therapeutic gardens: a case study in a university clinic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Depression, anxiety, stress symptoms and their determinants among secondary students with vision impairment in rural Northwestern China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Perceived COVID-19-related stress drives home gardening intentions and improves human health in Taiwan.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health. Growing research has identified the mental health benefits of nature contact, including gardening. We used a cross-sectional survey to investigate the association between gardening and other outdoor activities with anxiety among U.S. adults. The RANG (Reducing Anxiety with Nature and Gardening) survey was distributed online from June−September 2020 through social media (Twitter and Facebook) and a national Master Gardeners listserv. Survey questions captured demographics, COVID-19 experiences, gardening, outdoor activities, and anxiety using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale. Data were analyzed using chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and Kruskal−Wallis tests, as well as logistic regression. Among participants, 46% reported anxiety symptoms. Participants who had gardened ≥ 15 years and those gardening > 8 h over two weeks had lower anxiety scores. Spending more time outdoors on weekdays also decreased anxiety scores. After adjusting for covariates, lower odds of anxiety were identified for 50−69 and 70−89-year-olds vs. 18−29-year-olds; males vs. females; and Texas vs. Maryland residents. These findings confirm increased anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest that sustained gardening and other outdoor activities could help reduce anxiety.
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