AUTHOR=Chang Wei-Yin , Wang Xin , Guo De-Sheng , Nguyen Lam-Huu-Phuoc , Tran Ngoc-Huy , Yang Shuai-Jie , Lin Hui-Zhong , Wu Hsiu-Chen , Huang Chin-Fei 

TITLE=Explore the effects of forest travel activities on university students’ stress affection

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1240499

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1240499

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>This study aims to explore the effects of forest travel activities on university students’ stress affection. Forty volunteer university students participated in this study. All participants were asked to complete physiological (Heart Rate Variability) and psychological (Brief Profile of Mood State and State–Trait Anxiety Inventory) tests before and after the travel activities. The results reported that students’ heart rates were significantly lower after the forest travel activities than before. All domains of negative mood and anxiety decreased from the pre-test to the post-test. This study found that university students could feel less stressed if they went on forest travel activities.</p>