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ONE HEALTH: THE WELL-BEING IMPACTS OF HUMAN-NATURE RELATIONSHIPS EDITED BY : Eric Brymer, Elizabeth Louise Freeman and Miles Richardson PUBLISHED IN : Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers Copyright Statement About Frontiers © Copyright 2007-2019 Frontiers Media SA. All rights reserved. Frontiers is more than just an open-access publisher of scholarly articles: it is a All content included on this site, pioneering approach to the world of academia, radically improving the way scholarly such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, video/audio clips, research is managed. The grand vision of Frontiers is a world where all people have downloads, data compilations and an equal opportunity to seek, share and generate knowledge. Frontiers provides software, is the property of or is licensed to Frontiers Media SA immediate and permanent online open access to all its publications, but this alone (“Frontiers”) or its licensees and/or is not enough to realize our grand goals. subcontractors. 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Find out more on how ISSN 1664-8714 to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by ISBN 978-2-88963-226-8 DOI 10.3389/978-2-88963-226-8 contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: [email protected] Frontiers in Psychology 1 November 2019 | Well-being and Human-Nature Relationships ONE HEALTH: THE WELL-BEING IMPACTS OF HUMAN-NATURE RELATIONSHIPS Topic Editors: Eric Brymer, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Australia Elizabeth Louise Freeman, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Miles Richardson, University of Derby, United Kingdom Image by Pexels/pixabay.com In recent years there has been a growing body of evidence from fields such as public health, architecture, ecology, landscape, forestry, psychology, sport science, psychiatry, geography suggesting that nature enhances psychological health and wellbeing. Physical activity in the presence of nature, feelings of connection to nature, engagement with nature, specific environmental features (e.g. therapeutic, water and trees) and images of real and virtual nature have all been posited as important wellbeing facilitators. Thus, the association between natural environments and health outcomes might be more complex than initially understood (Pritchard, Richardson, Sheffield, & Mcewan, 2019). Despite the number of studies showing improvements in psychological health and wellbeing through nature-based physical activities or feelings of connection to nature the exact role and influence of the natural environment in this process is still rather unclear (Brymer, Davids, & Mallabon, 2014; Karmanov & Hamel, 2008). Research is also beginning to consider the importance of individual differences, meaning and the person-environment relationship (Freeman, Akhurst, Bannigan & James, 2016; Freeman & Akhurst, 2015) in the development of wellbeing and health outcomes. Furthermore traditional theoretical notions, such as Biophilia, topophilia, restoration theories and stress reduction theories typically used to interpret findings are also being critiqued. Often one of the main barriers for practitioners is the vast array of theories that claim to effectively explain research findings but that tend to be only partially relevant (e.g. for Physical activity or restoration), focus on the characteristics of the person (e.g. nature relatedness) and only some features of the landscape (e.g. therapeutic landscapes). Frontiers in Psychology 2 November 2019 | Well-being and Human-Nature Relationships This special edition therefore brings together cutting edge ideas and research from a wide set of disciplines with the purpose of exploring interdisciplinary or trans- disciplinary approaches to understanding the psychological health and wellbeing benefits of human-nature interactions Brymer, E., Davids, K., and Mallabon, E. (2014). Understanding the psychological health and well-being benefits of physical activity in nature: an ecological dynamics analysis. J. Ecopsychol. 6, 189—197. Freeman, E., Akhurst, J., Bannigan, K., and James, H. (2016). Benefits of walking and solo experiences in UK wild places. Health Promot. Int. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daw036IF1.989 Freeman, E., and Akhurst, J. (2015). “Rethinking notions of therapeutic landscapes: a case study exploring perceptions of a wild place experience (WPE),” in Explorations: Adventure Therapy Around The Globe, International Perspectives and Diverse Approaches, eds C. L. Norton, H. Carpenter, and A. Pryor (Champaign, IL: Common Ground Publishing). Karmanov, D., and Hamel, R. (2008). Assessing the restorative potential of contemporary urban environment(s): beyond the nature versus urban dichotomy. Landsc. Urban Plan. 86, 115—125. Pritchard, A., Richardson, M., Sheffield, D., and Mcewan, K., (2019). The relationship between nature connectedness and eudaimonic well-being: a meta-analysis. J. Happiness Stud. doi: 10.1007/s10902-019-00118-6. Citation: Brymer, E., Freeman, E. L., Richardson, M., eds. (2019). One Health: The Well-being Impacts of Human-nature Relationships. Lausanne: Frontiers Media. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88963-226-8 Frontiers in Psychology 3 November 2019 | Well-being and Human-Nature Relationships Table of Contents 06 Editorial: One Health: The Well-being Impacts of Human-Nature Relationships Eric Brymer, Elizabeth Freeman and Miles Richardson SECTION 1 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN NATURE 10 Combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With Adventure Therapy to Promote Psychological Wellbeing for Children At-Risk Danielle Tracey, Tonia Gray, Son Truong and Kumara Ward 19 Can Nature Walks With Psychological Tasks Improve Mood, Self-Reported Restoration, and Sustained Attention? Results From Two Experimental Field Studies Tytti Pasanen, Katherine Johnson, Kate Lee and Kalevi Korpela 41 Profiles of Nature Exposure and Outdoor Activities Associated With Occupational Well-Being Among Employees Katriina Hyvönen, Kaisa Törnroos, Kirsi Salonen, Kalevi Korpela, Taru Feldt and Ulla Kinnunen 54 Prevalence of Mental Health Problems and Factors Associated With Psychological Distress in Mountain Exercisers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Austria Martin Niedermeier, Arnulf Hartl and Martin Kopp 62 The Relationship Between the Physical Activity Environment, Nature Relatedness, Anxiety, and the Psychological Well-being Benefits of Regular Exercisers Emma Lawton, Eric Brymer, Peter Clough and Andrew