Tourism social science series, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 325 - 391
Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2024
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 23
Опубликована: Март 5, 2024
Nature is restorative for people suffering from stress and mental fatigues. While studies advocate to investigate effects of nature a multi-sensory perspective, this study also reveals mechanisms how various aspects sensescapes differentially influence visitors' experience in nature, especially with different degrees reduced outdoor exposure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using mixed-methods approach that combined survey questionnaire, in-depth interviews, real-time GPS loggers, portable sound level sensors, eye-tracking technique, revealed while visualscape, smellscape haptiscape prominently influenced attention restoration, soundscape indirectly restoration through positive emotions. Visitors higher levels reduction outdoors due pandemic were more likely restore themselves engagement nature. These findings advance understanding benefits by considering spatio-temporal qualities human-environment interactions senses context
Язык: Английский
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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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Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(2), С. 654 - 654
Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2025
Recent studies have underscored the importance of tourism in enhancing individuals’ mental well-being through engagement with nature. This article examines impact nature-based on alleviating symptoms depression, anxiety, and stress among a group 67 university students who exhibited extremely severe levels these disorders. Participants were assessed both before after nature experience Tinajillas Río Gualaceño Protected Forest, Ecuador. Mental health changes evaluated using DASS-21 scale, assessments conducted pre- post-activity, revealing significant reductions levels, large clinically relevant effect sizes. However, 6-month follow-up indicated that long-term benefits diminished no longer held clinical significance, suggesting need for more frequent interventions to sustain positive effects. study concludes serves as an effective non-pharmacological intervention improving short term, although its sustainability requires continuous interaction These findings provide empirical support strategy highlight integrating it into public policies management strategies.
Язык: Английский
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International Journal of Arts Humanities & Social Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 06(01), С. 48 - 53
Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025
Stress and anxiety are common mental health problems among undergraduate students. This study investigated the level of stress students during their travel. The used a survey method using questionnaires statistical data analysis. Using convenient selection method, 308 college who had traveled in past year were analyzed. results showed that similar levels There was positive correlation between students' no significant difference gender or regarding perceived College frequently to escape pressure purposes felt less stressed about abilities. Studies future can further investigate this by directly researching context travel terms time, frequency, with specific goals.
Язык: Английский
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Wellbeing Space and Society, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100251 - 100251
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
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Journal Of Advanced Pharmacy Education And Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1), С. 96 - 102
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
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Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(4), С. 418 - 418
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
This article investigates the transformative impacts of regular nature-based adventure activity engagement and its long-lasting effects on eudaimonic well-being (EWB), specifically mental health. Although extant research highlights a wide range health benefits from participation in such pursuits, less is known about experienced outdoor enthusiasts for whom fundamental transformational part their lives. The study builds an existing conceptual framework that synthesizes pertinent concepts subjective benefits. It presents key findings 40 semi-structured in-depth online interviews with respondents UK, Germany, Serbia. Interview data were collated analyzed using thematic approach. highlight importance respondents’ physical long-term well-being. Regular can be reducing feelings ill-being enhancing EWB. improve self-efficacy identity development promote fulfilment psychological needs, facilitated by catalyzers. Continually entering liminal state, experiencing emotions, overcoming challenges risks during are crucial to “successful” transformation. Further should continue explore adventure’s EWB develop data.
Язык: Английский
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Diversity, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(4), С. 244 - 244
Опубликована: Март 29, 2025
Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), the iconic species of genus Macaca, is characterized by greatest geographical distribution all nonhuman primates and an important resource in many wildlife-related tourism areas, especially China. In current study, genetic diversity was assessed ten microsatellite loci with DNA obtained from muscle tissue deceased individuals free-ranging but tourist-habituated rhesus population naturally inhabiting Wulongkou Scenic Area, Jiyuan, China, where they have been exploited for since early 1980s. The results showed that studied relatively lower compared its wild captive counterparts, samples collected subdivision area could mask finding. Therefore, we proposed a group-based study would help to clarify structure/diversity macaques this area, then reasonable management recommendations be provided sustainable development local wildlife-dominated tourism.
Язык: Английский
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Health Promotion International, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 40(2)
Опубликована: Март 5, 2025
Abstract Spending time in and connecting with nature has been shown to have positive benefits across multiple health outcomes, including for children youth. Growing popularity, prescriptions are recommended by providers, social educators spend more nature. The well-being from prescription programs hold great potential However, a key evidence gap remains on how occur practice pediatric healthcare, care, education, barriers facilitators the implementation of programs. purpose this scoping review was explore child youth health. Peer-reviewed, original studies published English were systematically searched six databases using search terms focusing Following recommendations Arksey O’Malley (2005), two reviewers independently screened 2111 titles abstracts, 38 records full text, 10 included. Thematic analysis conducted following Braun Clarke’s (2022) guidelines. Three themes developed thematic analysis: (i) safety considerations, (ii) materials, resources, support, (iii) program features. results can be used guide future strategies
Язык: Английский
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Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 29(2), С. 144 - 160
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
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