Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 25;19(7):3931. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073931.
This study aims to test the associations of nature contact with multiple dimensions of psychological functioning. A total of 90 university employees were randomly assigned to spend their lunch breaks on (1) a 30-min structured protocol of nature contact and (2) a control group for 10 consecutive weekdays. Psychological distress, psychological well-being, and work-related psychological outcomes were assessed at baseline (T1), the day after the 10-day intervention (T2), and three months after the intervention (T3). Mixed-design analyses of variance (ANOVA) were conducted. Overall, significant intervention effects were found in the structured protocol of nature contact on psychological distress, well-being outcomes, and work engagement (all p < 0.05), whereas the 3-month post-intervention effects were non-significant. Our study showed that nature-based activities during lunch breaks could enhance office workers’ mental health in general, but the effects could be short-lived, calling for regular nature-based programs in occupational settings.
本研究旨在测试与多种心理功能维度的自然接触关联。总共 90 名大学员工被随机分配在（1）一个 30 分钟的自然接触结构化方案和（2）对照组中，连续 10 个工作日午休。在基线（T1）、干预后 10 天（T2）和干预后三个月（T3）评估心理困扰、心理幸福感和与工作相关的心理结果。采用混合设计方差分析（ANOVA）进行分析。总体而言，在结构化的自然接触方案中发现了对心理困扰、幸福感结果和工作投入的显著干预效应（均 p < 0.05），而干预后 3 个月的效应不显著。我们的研究表明，午休时的基于自然的活动可以普遍增强上班族的心理健康，但效果可能是短暂的，因此需要在职业环境中定期开展基于自然的项目。
