Background Psychological stress and physical activity (PA) are believed to be reciprocally
related; however, most research examining the relationship between these constructs is …

Park-based physical activity is a promising means to satisfy current physical activity
requirements. However, there is little research concerning what park environmental and …

In many parts of the world, concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and city quarantine
policy have led to a general decline in the physical and mental health of residents due to …

Public parks serve an important societal function as recreational spaces for diverse
communities of people, with well documented physical and mental health benefits. As such …

This paper carries forth the conceptual framework for biophilic design that was first laid out
by Cramer and Browning in Biophilic Design (2008), which established three categories …

Natural environments especially greenspace may play an important role in enhancing
people's mental health. However, the existing literature mainly assesses greenspace …

Geographic research on parks has been wide-ranging but has seldom examined how and
why people use parks, leaving these questions to leisure science, which privileges socio …

Objectives. We studied whether park size, number of features in the park, and distance to a
park from participants' homes were related to a park being used for physical activity …

Background: There is a growing interest in research investigating the association between
green space (GS) and mental health and wellbeing (HWB), in order to understand the …

This study investigated the relationship between anxiety and feelings of being connected to
nature. Two standardised self-report scales, the Nature Relatedness Scale and the State …