Trial reportScientific reports2023
The effect of brief exposure to virtual nature on mental wellbeing in adolescents.
Trial report in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06513793 (The Effect of a Nature-based, Self-help Intervention on Mental Wellbeing), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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The Effect of a Nature-based, Self-help Intervention on Mental Wellbeing
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Low-Intensity Online Intervention for Mental Distress Among Help-Seeking Young People in Hong Kong: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Effects of Digital Nature Interventions on Positive Psychological Outcomes: A Scoping Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Virtual Nature, Metaverse, and NAD⁺: A Narrative Review for Health Planning and Healthy Ageing.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Examining the Effects of Viewing Nature and Animal Smartphone Wallpapers on Affect, Behaviour, and Cognition: A Randomised Cross-Over Trial.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A multidimensional exploration of the immediate physiological and psychological restorativeness of nature education for children in Giant Panda National Park.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Reframing nature connectedness as a psychosocial mechanism for youth mental health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Innovations in Practice: Beyond the clinic - embracing natural environments in mental health care for children and young people.Child and adolescent mental health · 2025Article
- Roots and Shoots: A Pilot Parallel Randomised Controlled Trial Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Nature-Based Self-Help Intervention for Low Wellbeing.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Prevention Classification in Mental Health: Examining the Application of Caplan's and Gordon's Prevention Frameworks (2018-2024).Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- Stress reduction from landscape painting and live nature viewing: a comparative experimental study.Journal of global health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Adolescence is a time of multiple transitions and a vulnerability period for mental health difficulties. There are many barriers to the treatment of mental health conditions which is one reason for developing alternatives to help improve efficacy in treatment and prevention. One approach is to use nature-based interventions (NBIs) to improve mental wellbeing. In this experimental proof-of-principle intervention study, we randomly allocated a sample of adolescents to brief exposure (6 min) to either a virtual woodland nature video or a busy train journey and tested the effect on mental wellbeing. Results showed beneficial effects in the nature condition on several self-reported outcomes including stress, relaxation, affect, mood, attention, nature connection and nature spirituality. The intervention was mainly acceptable and feasible to do suggesting that overall brief virtual nature interventions may have utility in a range of mental health contexts for adolescents including as self-help universal or targeted prevention strategies, adjunct to psychological therapy and as preparation for more intensive NBIs. Additionally, brief virtual nature interventions support accessibility for those who may be limited on time, unable to access real-life nature or who may be more biophobic.
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