Mary-Ann Cooper
Biographic Data
| ID | 4641987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary-Ann Cooper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary-Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooper |
| SIGNATURE | COOPER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Andres Bello |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2377-6499 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Nature and adventure tourism rarely generate awe or pro-environmental behaviours
Revitalizing tourism research
Senses, emotions and wellbeing in forest recreation and tourism
Outdoor tourism can provide nature therapies. Implementation research for mental healthcare aims to establish psychological mechanisms and specify designs, doses and durations for medical trials. As one component, we tested simultaneous links from senses to emotions, and emotions to self-perceived wellbeing, for 524 tourists at 27 forest reserves in China. We used quantitative surveys, in person, with: 5-point Likert-type scales to measure links;…
Nature, activity, and social drivers of mental resilience
Nature exposure improves mental health, human capital, and economic productivity. Outcomes are well established, drivers and mechanisms less so. Thrill + skill activities, additional to exercise and nature, are least studied. We analyse their effects for 40 mid-life women surfers in 16 countries, contrasted with 16 women hikers. We use an 11-year ethnography, semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis under interpretive grounded theory. Th…
Principal sensory experiences of forest visitors in four countries, for evidence‐based nature therapy
To advance the theoretical and practical underpinnings for nature therapies, i.e. nature exposure as a means to improve mental health, we compared the most memorable sensory experiences reported by forest tourists in Australia, Chile, China and Japan. Sensory experiences are a fundamental driver of the psychological effects of nature exposure. We first reviewed relevant research from each country and language. We then conducted 100 on‐site interv…
Analytical autoethnography in tourism research
Analytical autoethnography involves direct and detailed observation of a researcher’s own perceptions, emotions, thoughts and actions. Approaches include retrospective, experimental, and collaborative. Data sources include records, multimedia, social media, and memories. Analytical autoethnographies can be combined with ethnographies, participant observations, or interviews. In tourism research, analytical autoethnographies have addressed experie…
Senses, emotions and wellbeing in forest recreation and tourism
Outdoor tourism can provide nature therapies. Implementation research for mental healthcare aims to establish psychological mechanisms and specify designs, doses and durations for medical trials. As one component, we tested simultaneous links from senses to emotions, and emotions to self-perceived wellbeing, for 524 tourists at 27 forest reserves in China. We used quantitative surveys, in person, with: 5-point Likert-type scales to measure links;…
Revitalizing tourism research
Nature, activity, and social drivers of mental resilience
Nature exposure improves mental health, human capital, and economic productivity. Outcomes are well established, drivers and mechanisms less so. Thrill + skill activities, additional to exercise and nature, are least studied. We analyse their effects for 40 mid-life women surfers in 16 countries, contrasted with 16 women hikers. We use an 11-year ethnography, semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis under interpretive grounded theory. Th…
Analytical autoethnography in tourism research
Analytical autoethnography involves direct and detailed observation of a researcher’s own perceptions, emotions, thoughts and actions. Approaches include retrospective, experimental, and collaborative. Data sources include records, multimedia, social media, and memories. Analytical autoethnographies can be combined with ethnographies, participant observations, or interviews. In tourism research, analytical autoethnographies have addressed experie…
Principal sensory experiences of forest visitors in four countries, for evidence‐based nature therapy
To advance the theoretical and practical underpinnings for nature therapies, i.e. nature exposure as a means to improve mental health, we compared the most memorable sensory experiences reported by forest tourists in Australia, Chile, China and Japan. Sensory experiences are a fundamental driver of the psychological effects of nature exposure. We first reviewed relevant research from each country and language. We then conducted 100 on‐site interv…
Analytical autoethnography in tourism research
Analytical autoethnography involves direct and detailed observation of a researcher’s own perceptions, emotions, thoughts and actions. Approaches include retrospective, experimental, and collaborative. Data sources include records, multimedia, social media, and memories. Analytical autoethnographies can be combined with ethnographies, participant observations, or interviews. In tourism research, analytical autoethnographies have addressed experie…
Nature and adventure tourism rarely generate awe or pro-environmental behaviours
Revitalizing tourism research
Senses, emotions and wellbeing in forest recreation and tourism
Outdoor tourism can provide nature therapies. Implementation research for mental healthcare aims to establish psychological mechanisms and specify designs, doses and durations for medical trials. As one component, we tested simultaneous links from senses to emotions, and emotions to self-perceived wellbeing, for 524 tourists at 27 forest reserves in China. We used quantitative surveys, in person, with: 5-point Likert-type scales to measure links;…
Nature, activity, and social drivers of mental resilience
Nature exposure improves mental health, human capital, and economic productivity. Outcomes are well established, drivers and mechanisms less so. Thrill + skill activities, additional to exercise and nature, are least studied. We analyse their effects for 40 mid-life women surfers in 16 countries, contrasted with 16 women hikers. We use an 11-year ethnography, semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis under interpretive grounded theory. Th…
Geography (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Tourism (4 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (3 works) · Adventure (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Business (2 works)