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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Effect of Forest Users' Stress on Perceived Restorativeness, Forest Recreation Motivation, and Mental Well-Being during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Don-Gak Lee, Jin-Gun Kim, Bum-Jin Park, Won Sop Shin

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Don-Gak LeeGraduated Department of Forest Therapy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7432-6519
Jin-Gun KimKorea Forest Therapy Forum Incorporated Association, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4023-3872
Bum-Jin ParkDepartment of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea.
Won Sop ShinDepartment of Forest Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5665-1502

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Abstract

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has discouraged travel and people's movements, the number of visitors to forests near cities which are easily accessible by private vehicle is increasing in Korea. This study aims to investigate the relationship between stress, perceived restorativeness, forest recreation motivation, and the mental well-being of forest users. A survey of forest users was conducted at three recreational forests near Seoul in the summer of 2020. A total of 1196 forest users (613 males and 583 females) participated in the study. As a result of the data analysis, it was found that stress had a negative correlation with perceived restorativeness, forest recreation motivation, and mental well-being; perceived restorativeness had a positive correlation with mental well-being, and forest recreation motivation had a positive correlation with mental well-being. For the relationship between stress and mental well-being, the fitness index that was mediated by the perceived restorativeness and the forest recreation motivation found that the model was statistically suitable. Through this study, a research model was derived that, if the stress of forest users is reduced, direct or indirect effects on perceived restorativeness, forest recreation motivation, and mental well-being are increased. Further, a multi-group analysis found that the effect of perceived restorativeness and forest recreation motivation on the mental well-being of the male group was higher than the effect on the female group. Using this research model to find ways to promote health in forests can be utilized for forest management or forest healing.

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COVID-19FemaleForestsHealth PromotionHumansMaleMotivationPandemicsRecreationCOVID-19 pandemicforest recreation motivationmental well-beingmulti-group analysisperceived restorativenessstress

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PMCPMC9180770

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