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SUBMITTER: Menzel C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7698395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Menzel Claudia C Dennenmoser Fiona F Reese Gerhard G
International journal of environmental research and public health 20201117 22
Natural environments, compared to urban environments, usually lead to reduced stress and positive body appreciation. We assumed that walks through nature and urban environments affect self- and other-perceived stress and attractiveness levels. Therefore, we collected questionnaire data and took photographs of male participants' faces before and after they took walks. In a second step, female participants rated the photographs. As expected, participants felt more restored and attractive, and less ...[more]