Physical Activity in Forest and Psychological Health Benefits: A Field Experiment with Young Polish Adults
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Recently, many studies have been conducted on the impact of various elements natural environment, including forests, human physical and mental health. However, little is known about level health benefits resulting from contact with forests depending type activity undertaken. Therefore, in order to measure relaxation, a randomized experiment was conducted, which took into account three types activity: walking, cycling, passive (without movement) observation forest. The study carried out same forest at time. Forty young people studying Warsaw part study. Four psychological questionnaires were used project before after (Profile Mood States, Schedule Positive Negative Affects, Recovery Scale, Subjective Vitality Scale). A pre-test also performed university classroom. Research has shown that staying forest, regardless activity, brings positive form an increase feelings while reducing negative feelings. results indicate who walk broadest range (cumulative benefits), less tension, reduced anger, fatigue, depression, increased concentration greater vigor. Cyclists experienced significant only depression group passively observing achieved statistically terms fatigue improving concentration. overall, between-group showed no differences between restorative effects viewing landscape. Each analyzed regenerating/regenerating effect (ROS scale) contributes vitality (SVS scale).
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Forests
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1999-4907']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14091904