Luca Queirolo, Teresa Fazia, Andrea Roccon, Elisa Pistollato, Luigi Gatti, Luisa Bernardinelli, Gastone Zanette, Franco Berrino
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Abstract
Aim: This study aims to explore the physiological effect of forest bathing on stress management.
Methods: A total of 29 volunteers participated in this pre-post design, which lacked a control group. Several physiological parameters were recorded, including heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), electrodermal activity (EDA), blood pressure (BP), immunoglobulin A (IGA), and salivary cortisol (sCort). Additionally, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) was administered before forest exposure. Measurements were taken before and after participants spent 2 days fully immersed in a forest environment. To further assess stress management, participants completed a Mental Arithmetic Task (MAT) before and after forest immersion, during which EDA, HRV, and HR were monitored using an Empatica E4 wristband. Measurements were taken at baseline, during MAT, and afterward (recovery).
Results: Participants exhibited moderate perceived stress levels before forest immersion (mean PSS-10 = 21.22, SD = 3.78). Post-forest exposure, there was a significant decrease in sCort (p < 0.05) and EDA (p < 0.001), while HRV increased (p < 0.001), and diastolic blood pressure rose (p < 0.05). ANOVA results from the MAT showed a significant increase in parasympathetic activity across all conditions post-immersion (p < 0.05), except during recovery, while EDA decreased in all conditions post-forest exposure (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Shinrin-yoku significantly improved stress management at a physiological level and could be a valuable intervention for individuals experiencing stress. However, longitudinal studies with a control group are necessary to determine whether these effects are sustained over time. Nonetheless, this study highlights the potential benefits of forest immersion for stress reduction by enhancing sympathovagal balance and the adaptability of the stress response system.
目的：本研究旨在探讨森林浴对压力管理的生理影响：方法：共有 29 名志愿者参加了这项前-后设计的研究，其中没有对照组。研究记录了多项生理参数，包括心率（HR）、心率变异性（HRV）、皮电活动（EDA）、血压（BP）、免疫球蛋白 A（IGA）和唾液皮质醇（sCort）。此外，在接触森林之前，还进行了感知压力量表（PSS-10）测试。在参与者完全沉浸在森林环境中两天之前和之后都进行了测量。为了进一步评估压力管理，参与者在浸泡森林前后完成了一项心算任务（MAT），期间使用 Empatica E4 腕带监测了 EDA、心率变异和心率。测量分别在基线、MAT期间和之后（恢复期）进行：结果：参与者在浸入森林前表现出中等程度的感知压力（平均 PSS-10 = 21.22，SD = 3.78）。森林浸泡后，sCort 显著下降（p p p p p p p p 结论）：神林玉在生理水平上明显改善了压力管理，对经历压力的人来说可能是一种有价值的干预措施。不过，有必要进行对照组的纵向研究，以确定这些效果是否会随着时间的推移而持续。尽管如此，这项研究强调了森林浸泡通过增强交感神经平衡和应激反应系统的适应性来减轻压力的潜在益处。
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Frontiers in Psychology is the largest journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across the psychological sciences, from clinical research to cognitive science, from perception to consciousness, from imaging studies to human factors, and from animal cognition to social psychology. Field Chief Editor Axel Cleeremans at the Free University of Brussels is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal publishes the best research across the entire field of psychology. Today, psychological science is becoming increasingly important at all levels of society, from the treatment of clinical disorders to our basic understanding of how the mind works. It is highly interdisciplinary, borrowing questions from philosophy, methods from neuroscience and insights from clinical practice - all in the goal of furthering our grasp of human nature and society, as well as our ability to develop new intervention methods.
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