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Item Metadata only Addressing Nature-Deficit Disorder: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Young Adults Attending a Wilderness Camp(Hindawi, 2015) Warber, S. L.; DeHudy, A.A.; Bialko, M.F.; Marselle, M.R.; Irvine, K. N.Background and Objectives. Rapid urbanization raises concern about chronic human health issues along with less frequent interaction with the natural world. “Nature-deficit disorder,” a nonclinical term, describes this potential impact on the well-being of youth. We conducted a mixed methods pilot study of young adults attending a four-week wilderness camp to investigate whether nature-based camp experiences would increase connection to nature and promote multiple dimensions of well-being. Methods. Participants completed precamp (n = 46) and postcamp (n = 36) online questionnaires including nature-related and holistic well-being measures. Differences were investigated using paired t-tests. Interviews (n = 16) explored camp experiences and social relations. Results. All nature-related measures—exposure, knowledge, skills, willingness to lead, perceived safety, sense of place, and nature connection—significantly increased. Well-being outcomes also significantly improved, including perceived stress, relaxation, positive and negative emotions, sense of wholeness, and transcendence. Physical activity and psychological measures showed no change. Interviews described how the wilderness environment facilitated social connections. Conclusion. Findings illustrate the change in nature relations and well-being that wilderness camp experiences can provide. Results can guide future research agendas and suggest that nature immersion experiences could address the risk of “nature-deficit disorder,” improve health, and prepare future environmental leaders.Item Metadata only Examining group walks in nature and multiple aspects of well-being: A large-scale study(Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2014) Marselle, M. R.; Irvine, K. N.; Warber, S. L.Item Metadata only Greening healthcare: practicing as if the natural environment really mattered.(2002-09) Irvine, K. N.; Warber, S. L.Item Metadata only Modelling wellbeing and the relationship between individuals and their environments.(Routledge, 2013) Warber, S. L.; Irvine, K. N.; Devine-Wright, Patrick; Gaston, K. J.Item Metadata only Nature and spirit.(2008) Warber, S. L.; Irvine, K. N.Item Metadata only Understanding Urban Green Space as a Health Resource: A Qualitative Comparison of Visit Motivation and Derived Effects among Park Users in Sheffield, UK(MDPI AG, 2013-02-22) Irvine, K. N.; Warber, S. L.; Devine-Wright, Patrick; Gaston, K. J.With increasing interest in the use of urban green space to promote human health, there is a need to understand the extent to which park users conceptualize these places as a resource for health and well-being. This study sought to examine park users’ own reasons for and benefits from green space usage and compare these with concepts and constructs in existing person-environment-health theories and models of health. Conducted in 13 public green spaces in Sheffield, UK, we undertook a qualitative content analysis of 312 park users’ responses to open-ended interview questions and identified a breadth, depth and salience of visit motivators and derived effects. Findings highlight a discrepancy between reasons for visiting and derived effects from the use of urban green space. Motivations emphasized walking, green space qualities, and children. Derived effects highlighted relaxation, positive emotions within the self and towards the place, and spiritual well-being. We generate a taxonomy of motivations and derived effects that could facilitate operationalization within empirical research and articulate a conceptual framework linking motivators to outcomes for investigating green space as a resource for human health and well-being.Item Metadata only Walking for well-being: Are group walks in certain types of natural environments better for well-being than group walks in urban environments?(MDPI AG, 2013) Marselle, M. R.; Irvine, K. N.; Warber, S. L.