Contact with Nature in Social Deprivation during COVID-19: The Positive Impact on Anxiety.

ABSTRACT: The 2019 outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had a devastating impact on millions of people worldwide. Following the constantly changing course of the pandemic, the Italian government massively restricted public and private life to prevent the further spread of the virus. Unfortunately, lockdown policies negatively impacted many people's mental and physical health. Numerous studies recognized an essential role of urban green areas in promoting human well-being. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of personal dispositions towards nature, measured using the connectedness to nature scale (CNS) and actual contact with green spaces (CwN) on human well-being (i.e., anxiety) and medicine intake during COVID-19 lockdowns. A total of 637 Italian residents answered a surve

SUBMITTER: Fornara F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10379001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature