Five influential papers supporting the theory that reconnecting with nature positively affects mental health.
If you have doubts that reconnecting with nature positively affects mental health, here are five influential papers that give incontrovertible evidence.
There is enough evidence about the power of reconnecting with nature to fill this website with days of reading. Since you probably haven’t got time for that, here are just five for you to check out.
“The Restorative Benefits of Nature: Toward an Integrative Framework”
Authors: Kaplan, S.
Published in: Journal of Environmental Psychology, 1995.
“Nature and Mental Health: An Ecosystem Service Perspective”
Authors: Bratman, G.N., Anderson, C.B., Berman, M.G., et al.
Published in: Science Advances, 2019.
“Effects of Short-Term Forest Bathing on Human Health in a Broad-Leaved Evergreen Forest in Zhejiang Province, China”
Authors: Mao, G.X., Cao, Y.B., Lan, X.G., et al.
Published in: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2012.
“Does Participating in Physical Activity in Outdoor Natural Environments Have a Greater Effect on Physical and Mental Wellbeing than Physical Activity Indoors? A Systematic Review”
Authors: Thompson Coon, J., Boddy, K., Stein, K., et al.
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, 2011.
“Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda”
Authors: Frumkin, H., Bratman, G.N., Breslow, S.J., et al.
Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives, 2017.
These papers offer a variety of perspectives and methodologies that collectively contribute to understanding the positive relationship between nature and mental health.