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SUBMITTER: van Houwelingen-Snippe J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068908 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Houwelingen-Snippe Josca J van Rompay Thomas J L TJL de Jong Menno D T MDT Ben Allouch Somaya S
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200224 4
Loneliness and social isolation are increasingly recognized as important challenges of our times. Inspired by research hinting at beneficial effects of interacting with nature on social connectedness and opportunities provided by ambient technology to simulate nature in a rich and engaging manner, this study explored to what extent digital nature projections can stimulate social aspirations and related emotions. To this end, participants (N = 96) were asked to watch, individually or in pairs, di ...[more]