Explore the effects of forest travel activities on university students' stress affection

This study aims to explore the effects of forest travel activities on university students' stress affection. Forty volunteer university students participated in this study. All participants were asked to complete physiological (Heart Rate Variability) and psychological (Brief Profile of Mood St...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 14; p. 1240499
Main Authors Chang, Wei-Yin, Wang, Xin, Guo, De-Sheng, Nguyen, Lam-Huu-Phuoc, Tran, Ngoc-Huy, Yang, Shuai-Jie, Lin, Hui-Zhong, Wu, Hsiu-Chen, Huang, Chin-Fei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 10.01.2024
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forest travel
physiological health
psychological health
Psychology
stress affection
university student
university student
stress affection
physiological health
forest travel
psychological health
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Summary:This study aims to explore the effects of forest travel activities on university students' stress affection. Forty volunteer university students participated in this study. All participants were asked to complete physiological (Heart Rate Variability) and psychological (Brief Profile of Mood State and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) tests before and after the travel activities. The results reported that students' heart rates were significantly lower after the forest travel activities than before. All domains of negative mood and anxiety decreased from the pre-test to the post-test. This study found that university students could feel less stressed if they went on forest travel activities.
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Edited by: Elsa Vitale, Bari Local Health Authority, Italy
Reviewed by: Svajone Bekesiene, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuan, Lithuania; Heather Walker, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1240499