Brymer, Eric, Davids, Keith and Mallabon, Elizabeth
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-5644
(2014)
Understanding the psychological health and well-being benefits of physical activity in nature: an ecological dynamics analysis.
Ecopsychology, 6
(3).
pp. 189-197.
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Abstract
There is growing evidence that contact with nature and physical activity in nature have considerable benefits for human health. Exposure to nature has been shown to improve psychological well-being, relieve stress, increase positive mood, enhance life skills, reduce mental fatigue, increase concentration, and reduce aggression. In this paper, we propose a functional perspective from ecological dynamics, which emphasizes the person-environment scale of analysis for understanding the psychological benefits of physical activity in nature. From this viewpoint, psychological benefits of green exercise emerge from a rich landscape of affordances or behavioral opportunities during interactions with natural environments to enhance human health and well-being.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal / Publication Title: | Ecopsychology |
| Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert |
| ISSN: | 1942-9347 |
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| Departments: | Academic Departments > Science, Natural Resources & Outdoor Studies (SNROS) > Outdoor Studies |
| Depositing User: | Insight Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2014 13:39 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2024 13:00 |
| URI: | https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/1645 |
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