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Nearby Nature: A Buffer of Life Stress among Rural Children

Wells, Nancy M., Evans, Gary W.·2003·Environment and Behavior
DOI 10.1177/0013916503035003001
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Identifying mechanisms that buffer children from life's stress and adversity is an important empirical and practical concern. This study focuses on nature as a buffer of life stress among rural children. To examine whether vegetation near the residential environment might buffer or moderate the impact of stressful life events on children's psychological well-being, data were collected from 337 rural children in Grades 3 through 5 (mean age=9.2 years). Dependent variables include a standard parent-reported measure of children's psychological distress and children's own ratings of global self-worth. In a rural setting, levels of nearby nature moderate the impact of stressful life events on the psychological well-being of children. Specifically, the impact of life stress was lower among children with high levels of nearby nature than among those with little nearby nature. Implications of these finding are discussed with respect to our understanding of resilience and protective mechanisms.

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Authors
Wells, N. M., & Evans, G. W.
Venue
Environment and Behavior
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2003-05
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
311-330
ISSN
  • 0013-9165 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-390X
DOI
10.1177/0013916503035003001
OpenAlex
W2171762002
Cited by
976
References
4
FWCI
5.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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