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Exposure to natural environments, and photographs of natural environments, promotes more positive body image

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posted on 2023-08-30, 15:01 authored by Viren Swami, David Barron, Adrian Furnham
Five studies were conducted to understand the impact of nature exposure on body image. In three studies using different designs and outcome measures, British university students were exposed to photographs of natural or built environments. Results indicated that exposure to images of natural, but not built, environments resulted in improved state body image. In Study 4, British community participants went on a walk in a natural or built environment, with results indicating that the walk in a natural environment resulted in significantly higher state body appreciation, whereas the walk in a built environment resulted in significantly lower scores. In Study 5, British participants were recruited as they were entering a designed green space on their own volition. Results indicated that spending time in the green space led to improved state body appreciation. These results indicate that exposure to isomorphic or in-situ natural environments has positive effects on state body image.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

24

Page range

82-94

Publication title

Body Image

ISSN

1873-6807

Publisher

Elsevier

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2017-12-21

Legacy creation date

2017-12-20

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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