Childhood nature connection and constructive hope: A review of research on connecting with nature and coping with environmental loss

L Chawla - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Within a generation, children's lives have largely moved indoors, with the loss of free‐
ranging exploration of the nearby natural world, even as research indicates that direct …

The association between green space and adolescents' mental well-being: a systematic review

Y Zhang, S Mavoa, J Zhao, D Raphael… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This systematic review summarised and evaluated the evidence for associations between
green space and adolescents' mental well-being. The PRISMA statement guidelines were …

Effects of nature (greenspace) on cognitive functioning in school children and adolescents: A systematic review

DA Vella-Brodrick, K Gilowska - Educational Psychology Review, 2022 - Springer
There is growing interest in understanding the extent to which natural environments can
influence learning particularly in school contexts. Nature has the potential to relieve …

Short-term exposure to nature and benefits for students' cognitive performance: A review

L Mason, A Ronconi, S Scrimin, F Pazzaglia - Educational Psychology …, 2022 - Springer
There is growing interest recently in the outdoor environment surrounding schools where
students spent time during breaks, in-school activities, and after-school programs. Several …

Forest and wellbeing: Bridging medical and forest research for effective forest-based initiatives

I Doimo, M Masiero, P Gatto - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Research Highlights: This review gives an overview of existing literature on the emerging
topic of human wellbeing-forest contact nexus and provides a preliminary framework linking …

[HTML][HTML] The impacts of nature connectedness on children's well-being: Systematic literature review

T Arola, M Aulake, A Ott, M Lindholm… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct and indirect well-being benefits of children and adolescent's nature connectedness
are a growing societal interest. Accordingly, they are increasingly studied and the field of …

Brain activity, underlying mood and the environment: A systematic review

MF Norwood, A Lakhani, A Maujean, H Zeeman… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review explores how different environments affect brain activity and associated mood
response. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsychInfo and EMBASE were searched for …

[HTML][HTML] Nature in the indoor and outdoor study environment and secondary and tertiary education students' well-being, academic outcomes, and possible mediating …

N van den Bogerd, SC Dijkstra, SL Koole, JC Seidell… - Health & Place, 2020 - Elsevier
This study reviews the evidence on the effects of nature in the study environment on well-
being, academic outcomes, and outcomes related to possible explanatory pathways among …

The potential for outdoor nature-based interventions in the treatment and prevention of depression

M Owens, HLI Bunce - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There is growing interest in nature-based interventions (NBI) to improve human health and
wellbeing. An important nascent area is exploring the potential of outdoor therapies to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Pandemic gardening: A narrative review, vignettes and implications for future research

J Kingsley, K Donati, J Litt, N Shimpo, C Blythe… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a significant amount of evidence highlighting the health, wellbeing and social
benefits of gardening during previous periods of crises. These benefits were also evident …