Can a dose of nature cure the campus mental health crisis?

NCT ID NCT06633367

Summary

This study tested whether encouraging university students to spend more time outdoors in nature could improve their mental health and feelings of distress. Researchers used a phone app to track students' nature exposure and randomly assigned some to receive extra encouragement to get outside. The goal was to see if this was a helpful and fair way to address mental health struggles, especially for students of color who may face more barriers to accessing natural spaces.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Clemson University

    Clemson, South Carolina, 29631, United States

  • Cleveland State University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44115, United States

  • Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

  • Morgan State University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States

  • North Carolina A&T University

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27411, United States

  • University of Maryland

    College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States

  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore

    Salisbury, Maryland, 21804, United States

  • University of New Mexico

    Albequerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States

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