Nature-related mood effects: Season and type of nature contact

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2017, Pages 91-102

  Brooks, Aeliesha M ^a   Ottley, Katherine M ^b   Arbuthnott, Katherine D ^a   Sevigny, Phillip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotions; Mood management; Nature contact; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031727190     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.10.004     Document Type: Article

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