Spotlight on Research - Can ‘Forest Bathing’ Improve Undergraduate Student Well-being?

Multiple researchers in the United States studied the impacts of Forest Bathing on youth aged 16–18 as part of a youth participatory action research (YPAR) project. Participants practiced forest bathing three times over 3 weeks. Participant well-being was measured pre- and post-participation using the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Survey. Participant mental well-being increased significantly after forest bathing, with moderate to large effect sizes. These findings correlate with previous forest bathing research involving adult participants.

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• Keller, J.; Kayira, J.; Chawla, L.; Rhoades, J.L. Forest Bathing Increases Adolescents’ Mental Well-Being: A Mixed-Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010008