eeRESEARCH combines research for environmental education and the movement to connect children and nature. The database includes multiple ways to search for articles, syntheses, and research summaries.
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Forest bathing increases adolescents’ mental well-being: A mixed-methods study
Keller, J., Kayira, J., Chawla, L., & Rhoades, J. L. (2024). Forest bathing increases adolescents’ mental well-being: A mixed-methods study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010008
From program to classroom: a photo elicitation study to understand educators’ experiences implementing garden-based learning following professional development
Evans, E., Green, G. T., Thompson, K. F., Abrams, J., & Thompson, J. J. (2024). From program to classroom: a photo elicitation study to understand educators’ experiences implementing garden-based learning following professional development. Environmental Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2309591
Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis
Soga, M., & Gaston, K. J. (2024). Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis . Biological Conservation , 289(110417). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110417
Project nature: Promoting outdoor physical activity in children via primary care
Griffin, G. M., Nieto, C., Senturia, K., Brown, M., Garrett, K., Nguyen, E., … Tandon, P. (2024). Project nature: Promoting outdoor physical activity in children via primary care. BMC Primary Care, 25(68 ). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02297-5
The association between green space around schools, screen time for entertainment, and adolescent depressive symptoms: A nationwide study from China
Liu, Y., Li, S., Deng, T., Li, L., Wei, R., Zhang, Y., … Wan, Y. (2024). The association between green space around schools, screen time for entertainment, and adolescent depressive symptoms: A nationwide study from China. Environmental Research, 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120100
The association between green space around schools, screen time for entertainment, and adolescent depressive symptoms: A nationwide study from China
Liu, Y., Li, S., Deng, T., Li, L., Wei, R., Zhang, Y., … Wan, Y. (2024). The association between green space around schools, screen time for entertainment, and adolescent depressive symptoms: A nationwide study from China. Environmental Research, 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120100
Harnessing the power of nature exposure to mitigate adolescents' Internet addiction: A chain mediation model
Wang, B., Zhao, B., Han, C., Tang, Y., & Jin, C. (2024). Harnessing the power of nature exposure to mitigate adolescents’ Internet addiction: A chain mediation model. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 42(4), 17. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12516
Living closer to the beach is associated with better socioemotional development in young boys.
George, P., Murray, K., Boruff, B., & Christian, H. (2024). Living closer to the beach is associated with better socioemotional development in young boys. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102497
Green versus grey break: children’s place experience of recess-time in primary schools’ natural and built area
Amicone, G., Collado, S., Perucchini, P., Petruccelli, I., Ariccio, S., & Bonaiuto, M. (2024). Green versus grey break: children’s place experience of recess-time in primary schools’ natural and built area. Children’s Geographies , 22(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2023.2207118
From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact
Stehl, P., White, M. P., Vitale, V., Pahl, S., Elliott, L. R., Fian, L., & van den Bosch, M. (2024). From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact . Journal of Environmental Psychology , 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102225
Fostering youth-enabling environments: A participatory affordance-capability framework for the development and use of youth-engaged environmental assessments
Jaffe, J., & Loebach, J. (2024). Fostering youth-enabling environments: A participatory affordance-capability framework for the development and use of youth-engaged environmental assessments. Youth & Society, 56(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221145713
Urban green, blue spaces and their joint effect are associated with lower risk of emotional and behavior problem in children and adolescents, a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China
Liang, J., Yang, R., Liu, M., Pu, Y., Bao, W., Zhao, Y., … Chen, Y. (2024). Urban green, blue spaces and their joint effect are associated with lower risk of emotional and behavior problem in children and adolescents, a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117475