eeRESEARCH combines research for environmental education and the movement to connect children and nature. The database includes multiple ways to search for articles, syntheses, and research summaries.
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Effects of school‐led greenspace interventions on mental, physical and social wellbeing in children and adolescents: A systematic review
Ly, V., & Vella‐Brodrick, D. A. (2024). Effects of school‐led greenspace interventions on mental, physical and social wellbeing in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Educational Psychology Review, 36(133). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09963-1
Living closer to the beach is associated with better socioemotional development in young boys.
George, P., Murray, K., Boruff, B., & Christian, H. (2024). Living closer to the beach is associated with better socioemotional development in young boys. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102497
Associations between nature exposure, screen use, and parent-child relations: a scoping review
Torjinski, M., Cliff, D., & Horwood, S. (2024). Associations between nature exposure, screen use, and parent-child relations: a scoping review. Systematic Reviews, 13(305). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02690-2
Impact of urban biodiversity and climate change on children’s health and well being
Seastedt, H., Schuetz, J., Perkins, A., Gamble, M., & Sinkkonen, A. (2024). Impact of urban biodiversity and climate change on children’s health and well being. Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03769-1
Branching out: mobilizing community assets to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in primary schools
Dadswell, A., Bungay, H., Acton, F., & Walshe, N. (2024). Branching out: mobilizing community assets to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in primary schools. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1386181
Children’s artistic expressions inspired by nature during early childhood garden pedagogy
Ruokonen, I., & Lepisto, J. (2024). Children’s artistic expressions inspired by nature during early childhood garden pedagogy. International Journal of Education Through Art, 20(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.1386/eta_00159_1
Screen time and mental health in college students: Time in nature as a protective factor
Deyo, A., Wallace, J., & Kidwell, K. M. (2024). Screen time and mental health in college students: Time in nature as a protective factor. Journal of American College Health, 72(8), 8. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2151843
Neighborhood environments underpin screen time intervention success in children: Evidence from a study of greenspace and community programming across 130 US communities
Lang, I., Fischer, A. L., Antonakos, C. L., Miller, S. S., Hasson, R. E., Pate, R. R., … Colabianchi, N. (2024). Neighborhood environments underpin screen time intervention success in children: Evidence from a study of greenspace and community programming across 130 US communities. Health and Place, 89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103341
Co-designing an ideal nature-related digital tool with children: An exploratory study from the Netherlands
Yin, S., Kasraian, D., Wang, G., Evers, S., & van Wesemael, P. (2024). Co-designing an ideal nature-related digital tool with children: An exploratory study from the Netherlands. Environment and Behavior, 56(9-10). https://doi.org/10.1177/00139165241311071
Urban green, blue spaces and their joint effect are associated with lower risk of emotional and behavior problem in children and adolescents, a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China
Liang, J., Yang, R., Liu, M., Pu, Y., Bao, W., Zhao, Y., … Chen, Y. (2024). Urban green, blue spaces and their joint effect are associated with lower risk of emotional and behavior problem in children and adolescents, a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117475
Elementary students’ ‘outdoor – digital’ explorations in ecology - learning through chains of transduction
Caiman, C., & Kjällander, S. (2024). Elementary students’ ‘outdoor – digital’ explorations in ecology - learning through chains of transduction. Environmental Education Research, 30(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2229541
Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis
Soga, M., & Gaston, K. J. (2024). Do people who experience more nature act more to protect it? A meta-analysis . Biological Conservation , 289(110417). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110417