A dose of nature: Two three-level meta-analyses of the beneficial effects of exposure to nature on children's self-regulation

There is growing evidence that exposure to nature, as opposed to a built environment, is associated with better health. Specifically in children, more exposure to nature seems to be associated with better cognitive, affective, and behavioral self-regulation. Because studies are scattered over differ...

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Published in:Journal of environmental psychology 2019-10, Vol.65, p.101326, Article 101326
Main Authors: Weeland, Joyce, Moens, Martine A., Beute, Femke, Assink, Mark, Staaks, Janneke P.C., Overbeek, Geertjan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Attention restoration
Child
Meta-analysis
Nature
Self-regulation
Stress restoration
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Summary:There is growing evidence that exposure to nature, as opposed to a built environment, is associated with better health. Specifically in children, more exposure to nature seems to be associated with better cognitive, affective, and behavioral self-regulation. Because studies are scattered over different scientific disciplines, it is difficult to create a coherent overview of empirical findings. We therefore conducted two meta-analyses on the effect of exposure to nature on self-regulation of schoolchildren (Mage = 7.84 years; SD = 2.46). Our 3-level meta-analyses showed small, but significant positive overall associations of nature with self-regulation in both correlational (15 studies, r = .10; p 
ISSN:0272-4944
1522-9610
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101326