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Nature Connection, Mental Health and Well-being Study<\/h1>\n

How can <\/span>nature connection<\/span> influence children and young people\u2019s mental well-being?<\/span><\/h4>\n

This study looks at young people’s relationship to nature, mood and well-being. By nature, we mean all types of natural environment and all the plants and animals living in them.<\/p>\n

Background<\/h4>\n

Young people experience many changes during adolescence, emotionally, socially, and physically. Alongside these changes, this is a developmental period when young people may be struggling with their mood and wellbeing. This also coincides at a time when young people report a decrease in their connection to nature, representing a \u2018teenage dip\u2019 in nature connectedness’<\/span>. By establishing a meaningful\u00a0connection to, and engaging with, nature, may support young people’s mental health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Study<\/h4>\n

This study aims to examine the relationship between nature connection, mental health, and well-being in young people aged 11-18 years via online surveys. To understand this relationship, it is important to identify factors that impact young people’s nature connection and how this links to their mood and well-being.’<\/span><\/p>\n

The online survey contains questions about experiences with nature, mood, and thoughts\/feelings about the environment. The survey will take around 30 minutes to complete. Then, there is another very similar survey to complete some months later to see what has changed.<\/p>\n

In this study, young people are not just participants, but active contributors. We worked with a member of the Young People\u2019s Advisory Group (YPAG), Aanya, who helped us to review the script and then recorded a voiceover for our short video about the study.<\/p>\n

Aanya’s experience of working with the research team on the study video can be found on the NeurOX YPAG website here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Get involved<\/strong><\/p>\n

For any questions about the study please email: e.tupitsa@reading.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Important note<\/strong><\/p>\n

Young people under 16 years will be required to have parental consent to take part<\/p>\n

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