Trial reportFrontiers in psychology2026
Spending time in a forest vs. a virtual forest simulation: qualitative and quantitative effects on stress perception and psychological wellbeing in a randomized cross-over trial of highly sensitive persons.
Trial report in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Forest bathing ("Shinrin-yoku"), traditionally practiced in Japan, has shown positive effects on stress perception and psychological wellbeing in highly sensitive persons (HSP), but it is unclear whether a simulation can produce the same effects. Forty-nine HSP underwent in randomized order a 40-min exposure to both an authentic forest environment and a 360° video-based virtual forest simulation using a head-mounted display, complemented by natural forest sounds and essential spruce oil diffusion. Quantitatively, wellbeing and stress reduction measured with the Change in Subjective Self-Perception as pre-specified primary outcome (CSP-14; Cohen's d: 0.931; Clinical trial registration: https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00025421, identifier: DRKS00025421.
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