At Home with Nature

By N. Wells. 2000

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sociology and Political Science, Speech and Hearing

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The role of urban neighbourhood green space in children's emotional and behavioural resilience (2014, neutral): “Third, access to neighbourhood green space might encourage physical activity, which has been associated with mental health (Wells, 2000).”
The benefits of nature experience: Improved affect and cognition (2015, background): “…lower levels of “mental distress” nd stress, as well as greater psychological well-being (Genral Health Questionnaire), after controlling for demographic and ban Planning 138 (2015) 41–50 socioeconomic factors (Ward Thompson et al., 2012; Wells, 2000; White, Alcock, Wheeler, & Depledge, 2013).”
Housing and Mental Health: A Review of the Evidence and a Methodological and Conceptual Critique (2003, background): “Inability to spend time in natural areas may also be associated with poor cognitive functioning (Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989; Wells, 2000) or psychological well-being (Wells & Evans, 2003a).”
The relationship of urban design to human health and condition (2003, background): “Wells (2000)has associated window views onto green vegetation, rather than bare dirt or pavement, with increased cognitive function in low-income children.”
Contact With Nature, Sense of Humor, and Psychological Well-Being (2008, background): “More recent studies have continued to document improved functioning as a consequence of contact with nature (e.g., Berto, 2005; Kaplan, R., 2001; Taylor, Kuo, & Sullivan, 2001, 2002; Wells, 2000).”
A potential natural treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: evidence from a national study. (2004, methodology): “" 8(p1) In this article, we report the results of 1 in a series of studies exploring a possible new treatment for ADHD.”
An expanded servicescape perspective (2011, background): “For example, natural psychological research shows that children as young as five report decreased symptoms of ADHD after playing in green landscapes, backyards, and parks (Kuo and Taylor, 2004; Wells, 2000; Wells and Evans, 2003).”
Urgent Biophilia: Human-Nature Interactions and Biological Attractions in Disaster Resilience (2012, background): “…reduce stress, improve physical health, and bring about cognitive and psychological benefits in individuals (Ulrich 1984, Kaplan and Kaplan 1989, Hartig et al. 1991, Sullivan and Kuo 1996, Faber Taylor et al. 1998, Wells 2000) and populations as a whole (Hartig et al. 1991, Branas et al. 2011).”
Geographies of environmental learning: an exploration of children's use of school grounds (2004, background): “There are ‘cognitive and psychological benefits of natural environmental experiences’ (Wells, 2000, p. 780).”
School building condition, school attendance, and academic achievement in New York City public schools : A mediation model (2008, background): “Psychological effects of the environment on children have been shown in terms of crowding (e.g. Evans, Lepore, Shejwal, & Palsane, 1998); noise (e.g. Evans & Maxwell, 1997), greenness (e.g. Wells, 2000); and lighting (Hathaway, 1995).”
The Restorative Effects of Redesigning the Schoolyard (2015, background): “Children moving from urban areas to greener ones were found to have a greater ability to direct their attention than did children staying in the same, less natural area (Wells, 2000).”
People and green spaces: promoting public health and mental well‐being through ecotherapy (2007, background): “The concept of ‘nearby nature’ for health (Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989; Kuo & Sullivan, 2001; Taylor et al, 2001; Wells, 2000) can and should be supported by statutory and voluntary health and social care providers.”
Children’s Restorative Experiences and Self-Reported Environmental Behaviors (2015, methodology): “Wells (2000) also showed that moving from houses with low vegetation to houses surrounded by more greenery improved children’s cognitive capabilities.”
Early childhood educators’ use of natural outdoor settings as learning environments: an exploratory study of beliefs, practices, and barriers (2014, background): “…have been associated with improved physical health and development (Baranowski et al. 1993; Fjortoft 2001, 2004), psychological well-being (Moore 1996; Wells and Evans 2003), and superior cognitive functioning (Burdette and Whitaker 2005; Charles 2009; Fjortoft and Sageie 2000; Wells 2000).”
Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure: A literature review (2007, background): “Similarly, Wells (2000) studied American 7-12-year-old, low-income, urban children before and after relocation.”