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School gardens and adolescent nutrition and BMI: Results from a national, multilevel study
High school students, especially students living in poverty, benefit from access to school gardens
Utter, J., Denny, S., Dyson, B., (2016). School gardens and adolescent nutrition and BMI: Results from a national, multilevel study. Preventive Medicine, 83,How is high school greenness related to students' restoration and health?
High school greenness can help students recover from stress
Akpinar, A., (2016). How is high school greenness related to students' restoration and health?. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 16,The role of green spaces and their management in a child-friendly urban village
Children identify both social and physical qualities as critical elements of child-friendly green spaces
Jansson, M., Sundevall, E., Wales, M., (2016). The role of green spaces and their management in a child-friendly urban village. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 18(1),Increasing fruit and vegetable intake among children and youth through gardening-based interventions: A systematic review
Most studies show that children eat more fruits and vegetables after participating in a garden-based program
Savoie-Roskos, M.R., Wengreen, H., Durward, C., (2016). Increasing fruit and vegetable intake among children and youth through gardening-based interventions: A systematic review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and DieteticsIntergenerational association of environmental concern: Evidence of parents' and children's concern
Parents' concern for the environment influences children's concern for the environment
Casalo, L.V., Escario, J-J., (2016). Intergenerational association of environmental concern: Evidence of parents' and children's concern. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48,Transformation of experience: Toward a new relationship with nature
New ways of considering nature and human experiences of nature could more effectively address the biodiversity crisis
Clayton, S., Colleony, A., Conversy, P., Maclouf, E., Martin, L., Torres, A-C., Truong, M-X., Prévot, A-C., (2017). Transformation of experience: Toward a new relationship with nature. Conservation Letters, 10(5),Well-being’s relation to religiosity and spirituality in children and adolescents in Zambia
Spirituality, as measured by the nature domain of spirituality, is associated with children’s and adolescents’ well-being
Holder, M.D., Coleman, B., Krupa, T., Krupa, E., (2016). Well-being’s relation to religiosity and spirituality in children and adolescents in Zambia. Journal of Happiness Studies, 17(3),Wild and free: Unpredictability and spaciousness as predictors of creative performance
Certain features of nature imagery can promote creativity in individuals
van Rompay, T.J.L., Jol, T., (2016). Wild and free: Unpredictability and spaciousness as predictors of creative performance. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48,Sensory tours as a method for engaging children as active researchers: Exploring the use of wearable cameras in early childhood research
Wearable cameras engage young children as active researchers in recording their experiences in natural environments
Green, C., (2016). Sensory tours as a method for engaging children as active researchers: Exploring the use of wearable cameras in early childhood research. International Journal of Early Childhood, 48(3),The impact of families camping together: Opportunities for personal and social development
Family camping fosters stronger family bonds, spirituality, confidence, and connections with nature
Jirasek, I., Roberson, D.N., Jiraskova, M., (2017). The impact of families camping together: Opportunities for personal and social development. Leisure Sciences, 39(1)Canadian children and spiritual health: Foundations for spiritual care
Spirituality is related to perceived health, but the connectedness to nature aspect of spirituality declines markedly as children age
Michaelson, V., Trothen, T., Ascough, H., Pickett, W., (2016). Canadian children and spiritual health: Foundations for spiritual care. Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, 70(4),The influence of the family, the school, and the group on the environmental attitudes of European students
Environmental attitudes of adolescents are influenced by many social factors including family background, school characteristics, school programs, and social interactions with peers
Duarte, R., Escario, J-J., Sanagustin, M-V., (2017). The influence of the family, the school, and the group on the environmental attitudes of European students. Environmental Education Research, 23(1),The physical environment of positive places: Exploring differences between age groups
People of different age groups prefer different features in their physical environment
Laatikainen, T.E., Broberg, A., Kytta, M., (2016). The physical environment of positive places: Exploring differences between age groups. Preventive Medicine, 95,Promoting healthy eating and active playtime by connecting to nature families with preschool children. Evaluation of pilot study "Play&Grow"
A pilot study using nature-related activities to address obesity offers support for more rigorous research
Sobko, T., Jia, Z., Kaplan, M., Lee, A., Tseng, C-h., (2016). Promoting healthy eating and active playtime by connecting to nature families with preschool children. Evaluation of pilot study "Play&Grow". Pediatric Research, 81,Residential neighborhood amenities and physical activity among U.S. children with special health care needs
Neighborhood amenities, such as parks, play a role in the physical activity levels of children with special health care needs
An, R., Yang, Y., Li, K., (2016). Residential neighborhood amenities and physical activity among U.S. children with special health care needs. Maternal and Child Health,Opening garden gates: Teachers make meaning of school gardens in Havana and Philadelphia
Teachers in Havana and Philadelphia use opportunities through schools and the social context to legitimate marginalized garden-based learning
Bucher, K., (2017). Opening garden gates: Teachers make meaning of school gardens in Havana and Philadelphia. Teaching and Teacher Education, 63,The importance of urban gardens in supporting children's biophilia
Gardens or yards are children’s main source of contact with biodiversity in their urban neighborhoods
Hand, K.L., Freeman, C., Seddon, P.J., Recio, M.R., Stein, A., van Heezik, Y., (2017). The importance of urban gardens in supporting children's biophilia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 114(2),Environmental action and student environmental leaders: Exploring the influence of environmental attitudes, locus of control, and sense of personal responsibility
Predictors of pro-environmental behavior in adults overlap with, but aren’t the same, as predictors of environmental action in youth
Ernst, J., Blood, N., Beery, T., (2017). Environmental action and student environmental leaders: Exploring the influence of environmental attitudes, locus of control, and sense of personal responsibility. Environmental Education Research, 23(2),Green urban landscapes and school-level academic performance
Higher levels of tree canopy are linked to higher school-level reading test scores
Hodson, C.B., Sander, H.A., (2017). Green urban landscapes and school-level academic performance. Landscape and Urban Planning, 160,Preschoolers' perceptions of neighborhood environment, safety, and help-seeking
Insights into children’s perceptions call attention to the lack of child-friendly spaces and resources in their neighborhood
Katz, C., McLeigh, J.D., El, B., (2017). Preschoolers' perceptions of neighborhood environment, safety, and help-seeking. Children and Youth Services Review, 73,Green spaces – The benefits for Ahmedabad (India)
Urban parks are valued for the physical and mental health benefits and ecosystem services they provide
Malviya, N., (2017). Green spaces – The benefits for Ahmedabad (India). Procedia Environmental SciencesChildren's experiences of their everyday walks through a complex urban landscape of belonging
Children construct a sense of place in urban public space
Bourke, J., (2017). Children's experiences of their everyday walks through a complex urban landscape of belonging. Children's Geographies, 15(1),Exploring the benefits of school gardening for children in Taiwan and identifying the factors influencing these benefits
Multiple factors contribute to the benefits and highlight the unique characteristics of gardening with children
Chang, Y-Y, Su, W-C, Tang, I-C, Chang, C-Y, (2016). Exploring the benefits of school gardening for children in Taiwan and identifying the factors influencing these benefits. HortTechnology, 26(6),Children and nature in Tukum Village: Indigenious education and biophilia
Educational experiences of indigenous children promote biophilia and environmental awareness
Profice, C., Santos, G.M., dos Anjos, N.A., (2016). Children and nature in Tukum Village: Indigenious education and biophilia. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 4(6)Pro-environmental behavior and adolescent moral development
Older adolescents engage less in pro-environmental behaviors and consider such behaviors less obligatory than younger adolescents
Krettenauer, T., (2017). Pro-environmental behavior and adolescent moral development. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 27(3),Association between myopia, ultraviolet B radiation exposure, serum vitamin D concentrations, and genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolic pathways in a multicountry European study
More time outdoors, especially during childhood and adolescence, can help prevent the development of myopia
Williams, K.M., Bentham, G.C.G., Young, I.S., McGinty, A., McKay, G.J., Hogg, R., Hammond, C.J., Chakravarthy, U., Rahu, M., Seland, J., Soubrane, G., Tomazzoli, L., Topouzis, F., Fletcher, A.E., (2017). Association between myopia, ultraviolet B radiation exposure, serum vitamin D concentrations, and genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolic pathways in a multicountry European study. JAMA Ophthalmology, 135(1),Critical caring for people and place
A teacher’s authentic caring played a critical role in how students related to their environmental learning experiences.
Schindel, A., Tolbert, S., (2017). Critical caring for people and place. The Journal of Environmental Education, 48(1),Ecological literacy - Preparing children for the twenty-first century
Playful activities promote the development of ecological literacy in young children
de Brito Miranda, A.C., Jófili, Z., dos Anjos Carneiro-Leão, A.M., (2017). Ecological literacy - Preparing children for the twenty-first century. Early Child Development and Care, 187(2),The healing balm of nature: Understanding and supporting the naturalist intelligence in individuals diagnosed with ASD
Supporting the naturalist intelligence of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may help them thrive in the 21st century
Armstrong, T., (2017). The healing balm of nature: Understanding and supporting the naturalist intelligence in individuals diagnosed with ASD. Physics of Life Reviews, 20,How green is your garden?: Urban form and socio-demographic factors influence yard vegetation, visitation, and ecosystem service benefits
Physical and personal factors influence the benefits people receive from urban yards
Lin, B.B., Gaston, K.J., Fuller, R.A., Wu,D., Bush, R., Shanahan, D.F., (2017). How green is your garden?: Urban form and socio-demographic factors influence yard vegetation, visitation, and ecosystem service benefits. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157,Green inclusion: Biophilia as a necessity
Environmental education promotes the inclusion of children with special needs and addresses their biophilic needs
Stavrianos, A., (2016). Green inclusion: Biophilia as a necessity. British Journal of Special Education, 43(4),Prenatal and postnatal exposure to pet ownership, blood pressure, and hypertension in children: The Seven Northeastern Cities study
Pets in the home can reduce the chances of elevated blood pressure and hypertension in children
Xu, S-L., Trevathan, E., Qian, Z., Vivian, E., Yang, B-Y., Hu, L-W., Zeng, X-W., Li, M., Zhou, Y., Qin, X-D., Bao, W-W., Yuan, P., Zhang, Y-Z., Wang, J., Zhang, C., (2017). Prenatal and postnatal exposure to pet ownership, blood pressure, and hypertension in children: The Seven Northeastern Cities study. Journal of Hypertension, 35(2),Home gardening and the health and well-being of adolescents
Home gardening promotes the physical health, mental health, and social connections of adolescents
van Lier, L.E., Utter, J., Denny, S., Lucassen, M., Dyson, B., Clark, T., (2017). Home gardening and the health and well-being of adolescents. Health Promotion Practice, 18(1),Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for adolescents experiencing depression and/or anxiety: A therapist's perspective
Therapists using Equine Assisted Psychotherapy identify a range of positive outcomes for adolescents experiencing depression and/or anxiety
Wilson, K., Buultjens, M., Monfries, M., Karimi, L., (2017). Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for adolescents experiencing depression and/or anxiety: A therapist's perspective. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 22(1),Inequalities in the spiritual health of young Canadians: A national, cross-sectional study
Socio-demographic factors influence adolescents’ perceptions of spirituality, including the “connectedness to nature” domain
Michaelson, V., Freeman, J., King, N., Ascough, H., Davison, C., Trothen, T., Phillips, S., Pickett, W., (2016). Inequalities in the spiritual health of young Canadians: A national, cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 16Tomorrow's leaders and today's agents of change? Children, sustainability education and environmental governance
Engaging children as “agents of change” for the environment should be based on a consideration of structural and relational dimensions of environmental knowledge transmission
Walker, C., (2017). Tomorrow's leaders and today's agents of change? Children, sustainability education and environmental governance. Children & Society, 31,Children and nature: Following the trail to environmental attitudes and behavior
Decades of research points to connection between childhood time in nature and environmental attitudes
Wells, N. M., Lekies, K. S., (2012). Children and nature: Following the trail to environmental attitudes and behavior. In: J. Dickinson and R. Bonney (Eds.) Citizen Science: public collaboration in environmental research. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.,Children's appreciation of outdoor places in a poor neighborhood
Positive and negative features coexist in children's preferred outdoor places
Castonguay, G, Jutras, S., (2009). Children's appreciation of outdoor places in a poor neighborhood. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29(1),Features of public open spaces and physical activity among children: Findings from the CLAN study
Public open space features may influence children's physical activity
Timperio, A., Giles-Corti, B., Crawford, D., Andrianopoulos, N., Ball, K., Salmon, J., Hume, C., (2008). Features of public open spaces and physical activity among children: Findings from the CLAN study. Preventive Medicine, 47(5),Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status?
Public open spaces in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods have fewer amenities
Crawford, D., Timperio, A., Giles-Corti, B., Ball, K., Hume, C., Roberts, R., Andrianopoulos, N., Salmon, J., (2008). Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status?. Health & Place, 14(4),An ethnographic comparison of real and virtual reality field trips to Trillium Trail: The salamander find as a salient event
Real field trips provide better overall learning environments than virtual field trips
Harrington, M. C. R., (2009). An ethnographic comparison of real and virtual reality field trips to Trillium Trail: The salamander find as a salient event. Children, Youth and Environments, 19(1),Childhood development and access to nature: A new direction for environmental inequality research
Research is needed to understand whether and why inequalities exist in terms of children's exposure to toxic pollutants, nature, and green space
Strife, S., Downey, L., (2009). Childhood development and access to nature: A new direction for environmental inequality research. Organization & Environment, 22(1),Development and validation of two scales to measure elaboration and behaviors associated with stewardship in children
Newly-developed assessment tools show high potential for evaluating the outcomes of environmental education programs
Vezeau, S.L., Powell, R.B., Stern, M.J., Moore, D.D., Wright, B.A., (2017). Development and validation of two scales to measure elaboration and behaviors associated with stewardship in children. Environmental Education Research, 23(2),The influence of nature stimulus in enhancing the birth experience
Nature images can influence the labor experience in positive ways, with benefits for both mother and baby
Aburas, R., Pati, D., Casanova, R., Adams, N.G., (2017). The influence of nature stimulus in enhancing the birth experience. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 10(2),A repeated measures experiment of green exercise to improve self-esteem in UK school children
Positive effect of exercise on children’s self-esteem does not differ by green vs. standard exercise type
Reed, K., Wood, C., Barton, J., Pretty, J. N., Cohen, D., Sandercock, G. R. H., (2013). A repeated measures experiment of green exercise to improve self-esteem in UK school children. PLOS ONE, 8(7),Surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in four Spanish birth cohorts
Surrounding greenness is associated with increased birth weight and head circumference
Dadvand, P., Sunyer, J., Basagaña, X., Ballester, F., Lertxundi, A., Fernández-Somoano, A., Estarlich, M., García-Esteban, R., Mendez, M. A., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., (2012). Surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in four Spanish birth cohorts. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(10),Connection to nature: Children's affective attitude toward nature
Children's connection with nature is influenced by their enjoyment of nature, empathy for creatures, sense of oneness and sense of responsibility
Cheng, J., Monroe, M., (2012). Connection to nature: Children's affective attitude toward nature. Environment and Behavior, 44(1),Conceptual split? Parents' and experts' perceptions of play in the 21st century
Mothers and child development professionals have different beliefs about play
Fisher, K. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R. M., Gryfe, S. G., (2008). Conceptual split? Parents' and experts' perceptions of play in the 21st century. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29(4),Environmental influences on physical activity levels in youth
Neighborhood recreation facilities positively influence children's physical activity levels
Tucker, P., Irwin, J. D., Gilliland, J., He, M., Larsen, K, Hess, P., (2009). Environmental influences on physical activity levels in youth. Health & Place, 15(1),MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM:
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