This study investigated the impact of nature experience on affect and cognition. We randomly assigned
sixty participants to a 50-min walk in either a natural or an urban environment in and around Stanford,
California. Before and after their walk, participants completed a series of psychological assessments of
affective and cognitive functioning. Compared to the urban walk, the nature walk resulted in affective
benefits (decreased anxiety, rumination, and negative affect, and preservation of positive affect) as well
as cognitive benefits (increased working memory performance). This study extends previous research by
demonstrating additional benefits of nature experience on affect and cognition through assessments of
anxiety, rumination, and a complex measure of working memory (operation span task). These findings
further our understanding of the influence of relatively brief nature experiences on affect and cognition,
and help to lay the foundation for future research on the mechanisms underlying these effects.
This study investigated the impact of nature experience on affect and cognition. We randomly assignedsixty participants to a 50-min walk in either a natural or an urban environment in and around Stanford,California. Before and after their walk, participants completed a series of psychological assessments ofaffective and cognitive functioning. Compared to the urban walk, the nature walk resulted in affectivebenefits (decreased anxiety, rumination, and negative affect, and preservation of positive affect) as wellas cognitive benefits (increased working memory performance). This study extends previous research bydemonstrating additional benefits of nature experience on affect and cognition through assessments ofanxiety, rumination, and a complex measure of working memory (operation span task). These findingsfurther our understanding of the influence of relatively brief nature experiences on affect and cognition,and help to lay the foundation for future research on the mechanisms underlying these effects.
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