Urban nature as a response to stress of urban population
In everyday life, urban residents, especially the younger population, have given up some healthy habits of spending their free time outdoors in urban forests or parks. This study was conducted in order to understand how urban nature might help in reducing psychological stress and improving...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | srp |
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Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-4537/2017/0353-45371715185V.pdf |
| Summary: | In everyday life, urban residents, especially the younger population, have
given up some healthy habits of spending their free time outdoors in urban
forests or parks. This study was conducted in order to understand how urban
nature might help in reducing psychological stress and improving mental
wellbeing. The participants were volunteer students of the Faculty of
Forestry in Belgrade (n=47). These students were randomly recruited in the
study and control group and self-tested using DASS 21 scale. The Arboretum of
the Faculty of Forestry represented a research location and a special healing
environment with a high variety of species. The study group stayed at the
Arboretum during the study break period, while a control group was inside the
Faculty. After the intervention, a slightly greater reduction in stress scale
on the total score was recorded in the study group (F1.45 = 3.781; r < .058).
This study has shown that urban green areas can have a positive impact on the
mental well-being and reveal their role as a great response to the stress
from urban population. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-4537 2217-8600 |