Choe, E.Y., Jorgensen, A. orcid.org/0000-0001-5614-567X and Sheffield, D. (2021) Examining the effectiveness of mindfulness practice in simulated and actual natural environments : secondary data analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 66. 127414. ISSN 1618-8667
Abstract
This study compared mindfulness practice outcomes retrieved from the authors’ earlier studies in simulated and actual natural environments. We found that both simulated and actual natural environments boosted these outcomes. However, the actual natural environment was associated with larger decreases in stress and greater increases in nature connectedness than the simulated natural environment. The findings evidence the potential value of simulated as well as actual natural environments as settings for the enhancement of the delivery of health care and complementary therapeutic programmes. Whilst actual natural environments are most effective, the development and use of simulated natural environments may support groups who would for mobility or other reasons have difficulty in accessing a natural environment.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier GmbH. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Mindfulness practice; Mental health; Nature; Nature connectedness; Wellbeing |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2021 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2022 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127414 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181128 |