McEwan, K., Richardson, M., Sheffield, D. et al. (2 more authors) (2021) Assessing the feasibility of public engagement in a smartphone app to improve well-being through nature connection (Evaluación de la factibilidad de la implicación ciudadana mediante una app de teléfonos inteligentes para mejorar el bienestar a través de la conexión con la naturaleza). PsyEcology, 12 (1). pp. 45-75. ISSN 2171-1976
Abstract
Aside from practical interventions such as providing green infrastructure to improve air quality or water contamination and reduce flooding, well-being interventions to increase engagement with the natural environment are one of the fastest growing ways of improving human and environmental health. This feasibility study assessed a novel smartphone app for well-being intervention. Over 30 days the app prompted adults, including those seeking help for a common mental health problem, to notice the good things about urban green or built spaces (control condition). Self-referral was successful with 885 people downloading the app, 435 supplying baseline data and 50 supplying post-intervention data. However, the low number of observations (M = 6 per participant) indicates that 30 days is too long to remain engaged. There were significant improvements in well-being and nature connection, but no difference between green and built space conditions. Limitations, future recommendations regarding improving engagement and marketing to lower socio-economic status groups are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Fundacion Infancia y Aprendizaje. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in PsyEcology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | health; green space; smartphone app; nature connection; well-being |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Landscape Architecture (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Natural Environment Research Council NE/N013565/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2021 13:58 |
Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2022 12:43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/21711976.2020.1851878 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170970 |