Assessing the feasibility of public engagement in a smartphone app to improve well-being through nature connection (Evaluación de la factibilidad de la implicación ciudadana mediante una app de teléfonos inteligentes para mejorar el bienestar a través de la conexión con la naturaleza)
McEwan, K.; Richardson, M.; Sheffield, D.; Ferguson, F.J.; Brindley, P. (2021). Assessing the feasibility of public engagement in a smartphone app to improve well-being through nature connection (Evaluación de la factibilidad de la implicación ciudadana mediante una app de teléfonos inteligentes para mejorar el bienestar a través de la conexión con la naturaleza). PsyEcology 12(1): 45-75. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2020.1851878
In: PsyEcology. Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental / Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology. Fundacion Infancia y Aprendizaje/Taylor and Francis: Madrid. ISSN 1989-9386, more
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health; green space; smartphone app; nature connection; well-being |
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- McEwan, K.
- Richardson, M.
- Sheffield, D.
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- Ferguson, F.J.
- Brindley, P.
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| Abstract |
Aside from practical interventions such as providing green infrastructure to improve air quality or water contamination and reduce flooding, well-being interventions to increase engagement with the natural environment are one of the fastest growing ways of improving human and environmental health. This feasibility study assessed a novel smartphone app for well-being intervention. Over 30 days the app prompted adults, including those seeking help for a common mental health problem, to notice the good things about urban green or built spaces (control condition). Self-referral was successful with 885 people downloading the app, 435 supplying baseline data and 50 supplying postintervention data. However, the low number of observations (M = 6 per participant) indicates that 30 days is too long to remain engaged. There were significant improvements in well-being and nature connection, but no difference between green and built space conditions. Limitations, future recommendations regarding improving engagement and marketing to lower socio-economic status groups are discussed. |
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