Winter wonderland: The effects of a snowy winter nature walk on subjective stress and salivary cortisol levels

Winter wonderland: The effects of a snowy winter nature walk on subjective stress and salivary cortisol levels

•Walking in nature is a promising health-intervention that reduces stress.•Little is known about the effects of exposure to winter landscapes.•A walk in a snow-covered landscape reduced cortisol levels and subjective stress.•Walking in a snowy winter landscape may be used as an intervention to reduc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Wellbeing, space and society space and society, 2023, Vol.4, p.100143, Article 100143
Hauptverfasser: Konijnenberg, C., Vucic, M., Johnsen, S.Å.K.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cortisol
Nature
Psychological well-being
Psychophysiology
Snow
Stress
Walking
Winter landscape
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Zusammenfassung:•Walking in nature is a promising health-intervention that reduces stress.•Little is known about the effects of exposure to winter landscapes.•A walk in a snow-covered landscape reduced cortisol levels and subjective stress.•Walking in a snowy winter landscape may be used as an intervention to reduce stress.
ISSN:2666-5581
2666-5581
DOI:10.1016/j.wss.2023.100143