Senses, emotions and wellbeing in forest recreation and tourism

Tourism Recreation Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Outdoor tourism can provide nature therapies. Implementation research for mental healthcare aims to establish psychological mechanisms and specify designs, doses durations medical trials. As one component, we tested simultaneous links from senses emotions, emotions self-perceived wellbeing, 524 tourists at 27 forest reserves in China. We used quantitative surveys, person, with: 5-point Likert-type scales measure links; free-text descriptions of their most memorable sensory emotional experiences during these visits; 7-item Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) 10-item Kessler stress index (K10) health wellbeing. found that Chinese perceive strongly (p < 0.00001) drive determine Senses reported were: sight by 86%, sound 36%, smell 41%, touch 18%, temperature 42%, humidity 20%. The number engaged ranged 1, 39%, 6, 9%. K10 stress-reduction wellbeing was significantly = 0.0272) but weakly (R2 0.009) correlated with the engaged. Future on benefits outdoor tourists, tourist choreography tour guides trail signs, should therefore focus intensity emotions.

Язык: Английский

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Nature, activity, and social drivers of mental resilience: a test with mid-life women surfers

Tourism Recreation Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 14

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2025

Nature exposure improves mental health, human capital, and economic productivity. Outcomes are well established, drivers mechanisms less so. Thrill + skill activities, additional to exercise nature, least studied. We analyse their effects for 40 mid-life women surfers in 16 countries, contrasted with hikers. use an 11-year ethnography, semi-structured interviews, thematic analysis under interpretive grounded theory. The perceive that surfing strongly resilience stress, irrespective of any concurrent clinical therapy. They identify three mechanisms: creating happiness or joy; activity, thrill, triumph self-esteem; social, support friendship from other surfers. these as building a cumulative buffer gratitude life, which provides against setbacks. In large-scale implementation nature-based healthcare, both nature-only nature adventure products valuable. outdoor recreation sector practical options.

Язык: Английский

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Nature positive rhetoric, risk and reality: sector-scale political ecology at CBD COP16

npj Biodiversity, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Mental health contribution to economic value of surfing ecosystem services

npj Ocean Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 2(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 20, 2023

Conservation of nearshore marine ecosystems gains political support from the economic value cultural ecosystem services surfing. This contribution is greater if mental health benefits surfing are included. For Gold Coast, Australia, these estimated at ~US$1.0–3.3 billion per year. Mental comprise 57–74% total surfing; 4.4–13.5 times direct expenditure by surfers; and 4–12 effects via property inbound tourism. 50 million surfers worldwide, translate to a global ~US$0.38–1.30 trillion Greater accuracy will require multi-year panel studies.

Язык: Английский

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Principal sensory experiences of forest visitors in four countries, for evidence‐based nature therapy

People and Nature, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 29, 2024

Abstract To advance the theoretical and practical underpinnings for nature therapies, i.e. exposure as a means to improve mental health, we compared most memorable sensory experiences reported by forest tourists in Australia, Chile, China Japan. Sensory are fundamental driver of psychological effects exposure. We first reviewed relevant research from each country language. then conducted 100 on‐site interviews >500 China, compiled 1000 social media posts analysed these datasets using directed‐content qualitative thematic analyses, both original languages translated texts, outcomes country. The key universal: sights plant shapes colours; sounds birdsong, running water rustling leaves; smells flowers, trees, earth; taste temperature clean air water; touch bark rocks. Participants gave detailed descriptions each. These fine‐grained but widespread our principal finding. at scale that is broad enough apply prescriptible therapies any forested region, fine be used future quantitative test therapeutic designs, doses durations. This distinguishes them prior research, either too or therapy design. Future aiming maximise health benefits may not need distinguish different countries cultures, differentiate more finely precisely than therapy‐related date. Read free Plain Language Summary this article on Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

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Nature prescriptions: practical progress

The Lancet Planetary Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7(10), С. e797 - e797

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2023

Nature prescriptions need the outdoor sector as well health care. Social obstacles to nature experience identified by medical researchers1Astell-Burt T Pritchard Francois M et al.Nature should address motivations and barriers be effective, equitable, sustainable.Lancet Planet Health. 2023; 7: e542-e543Summary Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1) Google Scholar have largely been overcome sector, which includes education, recreation, commercial tourism; but products will not adopted health-care providers until they are tested packaged prescriptible. The has skills expertise provide safe effective therapy products. These capabilities include: legal permits logistic access for appropriate sites activities; navigation safety equipment, knowledge; guiding, including knowledge emotional choreography. Using costs, much less than economic costs of mental care productivity losses. Mental benefits from visiting currently contribute US$5·1 trillion per annum global economy, $2·2 through increased reduced costs.2Buckley R Chauvenet A Zhong L Campbell C value parks in China.Biol Conserv. 284110159 Crossref (2) Global spending on is $10 annum. Obstacles experiences1Astell-Burt depend cultural backgrounds, socioeconomic circumstances, individual life histories. time, distance, cost get parks; social barriers; lack childhood experiences capabilities; psychological poor health.3Buckley RC Cooper MA Tourism a tool nature-based health: progress prospects post-pandemic.Int J Environ Res Public 2022; 1913112 (7) can overcome, example, providing group that include transport parks, equipment clothing, experienced guides with similar ethnic backgrounds patients, gradual introduction enjoyment nature.3Buckley simplest way create thus enlist existing industry. Currently, enlisting industry occurs only patients who already motivated at their own cost. USA UK tried public-health approaches, ineffectively.3Buckley China's current 10-year national strategy more 1000 forest facilities under construction nationwide, funded forests portfolio, also relies motivation.4Buckley nature: implementation research needed.Nature. 612: 33Crossref (6) Outcomes yet reported. Research needs reflect complexity nature, diversity variety (eg, brief or extended, active contemplative, guided unguided). Individuals respond differently components experiences,5Buckley Birdsong health.J Psychol. 87102002 there little systematic data patterns. Medical-standard controlled trials actual treatments different types, intensities, durations, frequencies needed individuals various states symptoms, social, cultural, circumstances. I declare no competing interests.

Язык: Английский

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A delicacy evaluation method for park walkability considering multidimensional quality heterogeneity

Journal of Transport Geography, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 112, С. 103688 - 103688

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Immediate economic significance of nature, climate, and livelihood anxieties

One Earth, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7(7), С. 1164 - 1166

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Conservation threats from tourism land grabs and greenwash

Biological Conservation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 299, С. 110792 - 110792

Опубликована: Сен. 17, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Measuring adult health and well-being outcomes associated with nature contact in parks and other forms of protected areas: a scoping review protocol (Preprint)

Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2024

Growing evidence shows various health and well-being benefits from nature contact in parks other forms of protected areas. Methods to measure these outcomes lack systematic identification, critical appraisal, synthesis. This scoping protocol details the methodology for a review instruments that linked areas, including their psychometric properties. A multidisciplinary team will conduct following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Eight databases be searched peer-reviewed literature measuring mental associated with direct areas among adults over 18 years age. All retrieved sources screened using clearly identified inclusion/exclusion criteria. Psychometric properties used included studies analyzed. The provide an organized summary quantitative qualitative outcomes, offering starting point which critically examine validity consistency such methods, helping researchers choose best tool assess outcomes. Findings aid identifying strengths weaknesses current measurement approaches may guide future research on this topic. n/a

Язык: Английский

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