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: Received: 17 May 2024 / Approved: 18 May 2024 / Online: 20 May 2024 (12:36:59 CEST)
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Yeo, S.-Y.; Lee, M.-M.; Shin, W.-S. Effects of a Forest Meditation Therapy Program on Reducing Daily Stress and Promoting Coping. Preprints2024, 2024051218. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1218.v1
Yeo, S.-Y.; Lee, M.-M.; Shin, W.-S. Effects of a Forest Meditation Therapy Program on Reducing Daily Stress and Promoting Coping. Preprints 2024, 2024051218. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1218.v1
Yeo, S.-Y.; Lee, M.-M.; Shin, W.-S. Effects of a Forest Meditation Therapy Program on Reducing Daily Stress and Promoting Coping. Preprints2024, 2024051218. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1218.v1
APA Style
Yeo, S. Y., Lee, M. M., & Shin, W. S. (2024). Effects of a Forest Meditation Therapy Program on Reducing Daily Stress and Promoting Coping. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1218.v1
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Yeo, S., Mi-Mi Lee and Won-Sop Shin. 2024 "Effects of a Forest Meditation Therapy Program on Reducing Daily Stress and Promoting Coping" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1218.v1
Abstract
: This study aimed to validate the effects of self-compassion-based forest healing therapy as an intervention for reducing stress and promoting coping resources. Therefore, we investigated the effects of self-compassion-based forest healing therapy on stress, self-compassion, and connectedness to nature. A total of 30 participants were divided into an experimental and control group. Two sessions of forest healing meditation activities were held at the Forest of Healing every two weeks between October and November 2023. As a repeated measures experiment, data were collected before the intervention, after the first intervention, and after the second intervention. Perceived stress, positive and negative affect, and salivary cortisol were measured to assess physiological and psychological stress in participants. Connectedness to nature and self-compassion were measured to evaluate stress-coping resources. The results showed that the forest healing program had significant positive effects on stress and emotional states in the experimental group after the intervention. Further, there was a significant incremental effect on connectedness to nature and self-compassion in the experimental group. Therefore, self-compassion meditation-based forest healing therapy is a feasible and efficient approach for facilitating stress management and coping resource building.
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