Research Themes
Our Programme of Research
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Interventions
Promoting wellbeing and facilitating resilience. Nature-based prevention and treatment of mental health problems.
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Experimental
Experimental psychology can help us understand which elements of nature are most important to different people.
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Psychometrics
Measuring contact with and connectedness to nature can be tricky. Developing valid and reliable measurement tools is an important part of all research.
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Qualitative
Words as well as numbers. Understanding the lived experience in nature through qualitative research.
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Survey
Quantitatively evaluating subjective experience of nature and wellbeing.
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Longitudinal
Understanding change over time can help us to develop a sense of what aspects of nature might cause good wellbeing.