Hiking Alone: Understanding Fear, Negotiation Strategies and Leisure Experience

Coble, Theresa; Selin, Steve; Erickson, Beth B.

doi:10.18666/jlr-2003-v35-i1-608

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“…Nature contains many different sources of stress, danger and threat that may or may not evoke negative reactions, including natural threats such as predators, venomous animals and lightning (Tooby & Cosmides, 1990) as well as social threats such as the threat of being attacked by another individual (Burgess, 1998;Coble, Selin & Erickson, 2003). Indeed enclosed, dark and dense wooded areas may prove intimidating rather than therapeutic (Milligan & Bingley, 2007).…”

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“…The threat of being attacked by another person is still a realistic possibility within a natural environment (particularly for women; e.g. Coble et al, 2003;Henderson & Bialeschki, 1993) as is the fear of becoming lost (Bixler, Carlisle, Hammitt & Floyd, 1994;Coble et al, 2003;Kaplan & Talbot, 1983) or to step on a snake, trip over a tree, get chased by a swarm of bees or get caught in a thunderstorm (Bixler & Floyd, 1997;Van den Berg & ter Heijne, 2005).…”

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When walking in nature is not restorative—The role of prospect and refuge

2013

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Section: In Environmental Psychology Two Theories Have Been Devised Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

When walking in nature is not restorative—The role of prospect and refuge

2013

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“…The study found that only social 7 danger was negatively related to preference. The threat of social danger in terms of physical or sexual assault in a natural environment is a very real one, particularly for women (Burgess, 1995;Coble, Selin & Erickson 2003;Henderson & Bialeschki, 1993).…”

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Variations in perceptions of danger, fear and preference in a simulated natural environment

Andrews

Gatersleben

2010

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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“…Studies conducted in wilderness areas [55,56] found that people sometimes had negative psychological responses to nature because of fear of crime, encounters with wild animals, and concern about becoming lost in natural settings [57,58], or allergens from pollens and sap in some plants [59]. Studies conducted in urban or suburban spaces found that people feared natural areas when they felt vegetation could be used to conceal criminals [1][2][3]58].…”

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The Effect of Biodiversity on Green Space Users’ Wellbeing—An Empirical Investigation Using Physiological Evidence

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Abstract:Promoting ecological health and human wellbeing are two fundamental goals in landscape sustainability. Green spaces are thought to improve users' psychological and physical wellbeing through the contact with nature. However, the results of some studies that rely on self-reports suggest that when the level of naturalness in a green space reaches a certain point, the beneficial effects diminish and in some cases can cause negative responses. We explored this possibility through an experimental study in which we use physiological measures rather than perceptions to assess people's wellbeing. We investigate how people are affected by outdoor settings with varying degrees of biodiversity and whether the correlation between biodiversity and physiological wellbeing is negative or positive. We used multiple measures of insect diversity as an indicator for biodiversity, and biofeedback measures as indicators of wellbeing. Our findings suggest that people are equally affected by more biodiverse and less biodiverse settings. Physiological responses remain largely unchanged when biodiversity increases. This suggests that settings rich in biodiversity will not negatively influence people's physiological wellbeing, and designers and city planners should not hesitate to use ecological best practices in their designs.

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Hiking Alone: Understanding Fear, Negotiation Strategies and Leisure Experience

Cited by 96 publications

References 18 publications

When walking in nature is not restorative—The role of prospect and refuge

When walking in nature is not restorative—The role of prospect and refuge

Variations in perceptions of danger, fear and preference in a simulated natural environment

The Effect of Biodiversity on Green Space Users’ Wellbeing—An Empirical Investigation Using Physiological Evidence

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