Three Good Things in Nature: A Nature-Based Positive Psychological Intervention to Improve Mood and Well-Being for Depression and Anxiety

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dc.contributor.authorKeenan, Rosaline
dc.contributor.authorLumber, Ryan
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Miles
dc.contributor.authorSheffield, David
dc.date.acceptance2021-09-14
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-15T08:45:34Z
dc.date.available2021-10-15T08:45:34Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-08
dc.descriptionThe file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.en
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Visiting and connecting with nature through psychological interventions improves well-being within the general population. However, few such interventions have been conducted in clinically relevant populations. Design: An experimental design utilising a noticing Three Good Things in Nature (TGTiN) task during a nature based or urban (control) walk was conducted with nature connectedness, well-being, positive and negative affect measured at baseline, post and six-week follow-up. Individuals living with depression and/or anxiety (n = 50; 39 having a diagnosis) were randomly allocated to 30 minutes walking in nature or urban environments for five consecutive days. Findings: An ANCOVA, with age as co-variate, showed a significant effect of time by condition on all variables: nature connectedness ηp2= .34; positive affect ηp2= .42; negative affect ηp2= .66; well-being ηp2= .29. Post-hoc tests indicated a significant increase in nature connectedness and positive affect in the nature versus an urban walk at post and follow-up. Negative affect decreased in the nature walk at post intervention while well-being was significantly greater in the nature walk at follow-up. Originality: The TGTiN intervention effectively improves positive affect, and well-being in clinically relevant populations, although replication with a larger sample is warranted.en
dc.funderNo external funderen
dc.identifier.citationKeenan, R., Lumber, R., Richardson, M. and Sheffield, D. (2021) Three good things in nature: a nature-based positive psychological intervention to improve mood and well-being for depression and anxiety. Journal of Public Mental Health,en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-02-2021-0029
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/21368
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherEmerald Publishingen
dc.researchinstituteInstitute for Psychological Scienceen
dc.subjectMental Healthen
dc.subjectNature Connectednessen
dc.subjectWellbeingen
dc.titleThree Good Things in Nature: A Nature-Based Positive Psychological Intervention to Improve Mood and Well-Being for Depression and Anxietyen
dc.typeArticleen

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