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- The study assessed a three-week program designed to boost psychological health among 200 Australian university students, with participants split into an experimental group and a waitlist control group.
- The experimental group engaged with a story about using nature to manage stress and spent 20 minutes each week in a natural setting, while the control group received the program after a delay.
- Results showed the experimental group had significantly lower stress levels, but there was no notable impact on life satisfaction or burnout, indicating a need for further research on the benefits of nature exposure for students' mental health.
Article Abstract
The present study evaluated the effect of a three-week intervention aimed at improving psychological health in university students. Participants included 200 Australian students randomly assigned to an experimental or waitlist control group, with 42 adhering to intervention instructions. Participants in the experimental group read a story about someone who used the natural environment to decrease stress and burnout levels and to increase their perceived satisfaction with life. They were then instructed to spend 20 minutes each week, for three weeks, in any chosen natural environment. Waitlist control participants received intervention instructions three weeks later. Restorativeness was positively associated with life satisfaction and negatively related to stress and burnout. Experimental participants, compared to waitlist control participants, experienced a significant decrease in stress; however, the intervention had no effect on life satisfaction or burnout. More research is still needed to determine the practical significance of nature exposure on university students' psychological health.
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