Can Rehabilitation in Nature Improve Self-Perceived Interpersonal Problems? A Matched-Control Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15501860 |
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| Authors | Martin Mau (0000-0002-7970-8874, University of Southern Denmark, corresponding author), Maria Louison Vang (0000-0001-7031-4070, University of Southern Denmark), Anna Mejldal (0000-0002-4612-4338, Odense University Hospital), Simon Høegmark (0000-0001-6228-2152, University of Southern Denmark), Kirsten Kaya Roessler (0000-0001-6605-7999, University of Southern Denmark) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 3622-3622 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19063622 |
| PMID | 35329308 |
| OpenAlex | W4220819894 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Self-perceived interpersonal problems are of central concern for researchers and individuals; they are at the basis of psychopathology and cause for subjective distress. In this study, we examine whether a group-based rehabilitation program in nature may reduce self-perceived interpersonal problems in a heterogeneous group of men declining participation in traditional rehabilitation offers. The intervention consisted of weekly meetings in nature, taking place over the course of nine weeks. Through a matched-control study including 114 participants in the intervention group and 39 in a treatment as usual group participating in traditional rehabilitation offers, we found that there was no statistically significant development in self-perceived interpersonal problems in the nature-based rehabilitation offer. Though promising with regards to a number of mental challenges, including relational challenges, nature-based group-rehabilitation may require a more elaborate and thoroughgoing intervention, including e.g., a therapist and more time to be an effective intervention against interpersonal problems. We conclude that perhaps due to the fundamental aspect of self-perceived interpersonal problems, exposure to nature, and being in a group of men in a similar situation for the duration that this intervention lasted, may not be enough to address such underlying perceptions of self
Distress · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Intervention (counseling · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Psychotherapist · Animal and Plant Science Education · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Rehabilitation
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