The Healing Power of Nature on the Brain: Healing in Green Spaces and Blue Spaces

Brewer-Smyth, Kathleen

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08801-8_15

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“…This is because such environments can stimulate individuals' inadvertent notice and rehabilitate their ability to direct attention, ultimately restoring cognitive resources [43]. Several studies have demonstrated the restorative effects of blue spaces on cognitive resources [44][45][46]. For example, researchers have discovered that a 30-minute walk in a blue space can enhance cognitive function compared to a residential area [47].…”

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Do residents in proximity to blue spaces exhibit lower emotion-related impulsivity? The mediating role of perceived crowdedness

Liu,

Meng

et al. 2024

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Background Emotion-related impulsivity (ERI) is a significant predisposing factor for various mental health issues and is influenced by individuals' immediate environment. Previous research has largely focused on mitigating ERI through individual-level interventions without extensively considering the role of the external environment. This study explores the impact of passive blue space exposure (PBSE) on ERI, considering both subjective and objective measures of PBSE and investigating the mediating role of perceived crowdedness. Methods Two studies were conducted using online platforms to collect data from Chinese residents. Study 1 (n = 369) examined the predictive effect of objective PBSE, as assessed by the normalized difference water index (NDWI), on ERI. Study 2 (n = 374) focused on subjective PBSE and the mediating effect of perceived crowdedness on ERI. Descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and path analyses were employed to evaluate the relationships between PBSE, perceived crowdedness, and ERI. Results Study 1 demonstrated a negative correlation between objective PBSE and ERI, with marginal significance in predictive analysis after controlling for covariates. Study 2 revealed that subjective PBSE was significantly negatively associated with ERI, and perceived crowdedness significantly mediated this relationship. Subjective PBSE reduced perceived crowdedness, which in turn decreased ERI, accounting for 20% of the total effect. The findings suggest that PBSE, both objective and subjective, may serve as a protective factor against ERI. Conclusions This research highlights the negative association between PBSE and ERI, extending the understanding of environmental influences on impulsive behavior. It emphasizes the potential of utilizing blue spaces in urban planning and individual exposure to alleviate impulsivity. The study also sheds light on the importance of considering both subjective and objective environmental factors in psychological research and interventions. Future studies should consider a comprehensive approach to measuring PBSE and explore causal relationships through experimental designs.

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Section: Pbse and Perceived Crowdednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do residents in proximity to blue spaces exhibit lower emotion-related impulsivity? The mediating role of perceived crowdedness

Liu,

Meng

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Experiential Learning in Outdoor Environments

Gül

2024

Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design

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Children who develop a sense of curiosity begin to discover, question, investigate, and criticize new things. The new environments that students enter allow them to explore their curiosity and try to get to know and explore the environment. While exploring their environment, students research, question, criticize, ask, analyze, and construct/schematize new knowledge. From this point of view, purposefully structured environments for outdoor educational activities or unstructured environments for different purposes offer a rich learning space for students to develop these skills. In order to carry out activities in outdoor environments, it is essential to recognize these environments, to know how to design educational processes, to analyze the contribution of these activities to the development of different skills and learning of students, to adapt to developments in science and technology and to support them with technology, and to evaluate the process holistically.

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The Healing Power of Nature on the Brain: Healing in Green Spaces and Blue Spaces

Cited by 2 publications

References 85 publications

Do residents in proximity to blue spaces exhibit lower emotion-related impulsivity? The mediating role of perceived crowdedness

Do residents in proximity to blue spaces exhibit lower emotion-related impulsivity? The mediating role of perceived crowdedness

Experiential Learning in Outdoor Environments

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