The restorative benefits of walking in urban and rural settings in adults with good and poor mental health

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-113

  Roe, Jenny ^a   Aspinall, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Mood; Personal projects; Restoration; Setting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RURAL AREA; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

EID: 78751582339     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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