Stress Regulation via Being in Nature and Social Support in Adults, a Meta-analysis

In this meta-analysis, the authors investigated whether being in nature and emotional social support are reliable strategies to downregulate stress. We retrieved all relevant articles that a connection between one of these two For we found 54 effects reported 16 papers (total N = 1,697, MdnN 52.5), while for 18 13 3,787, 186). Although initially an effect on stress (Hedges’ g -.42; Hedges’ -.14, respectively), only held after applying our main publication bias correction technique -.60). The literature also had high risk bias. being-in-nature was moderately powered (.72) detect Cohen’s d .50 or larger, considerable, reporting contained numerous statistical errors.