Att möta det fria: En studie om upplevelsen av naturens inverkan på den psykiska hälsan
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
To meet the wild : A research on nature’s effect on mental health (English)
Abstract [en]
Background: Mental health can be divided into three groups: mental well-being, mental disorder, and mental illness, whereas the last one also includes neuropsychiatric illness. Nature has always been a central part for humanity, and it is well known that it’s a place that induces mental and physical health. Even though studies have shown that the city hustle is bad for brain activity and the mental health, humans mostly gather in the city. Being in the city leads to pondering and is not advantageous for the mental wellbeing.
Aim: The aim is to study the experience of the impact of nature on the mental health.
Method: A literature-based study was conducted on an analysis of qualitative research.
Results: This study showed three main themes and six subthemes. The main themes were a strengthened self, changed feelings and to feel belonging. The subthemes were to handle life with nature as a resource, to be in the present, to feel freedom, to feel peaceful, to feel belonging to nature and to bring people together.
Conclusion: Overall, nature has a positive impact on mental health, and it is a place where acceptance is central and gives a positive feeling.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 21
Keywords [en]
Human perception, impact of nature, mental states, nature environments, well-being
Keywords [sv]
Människors uppfattning, naturens påverkan, mentala tillstånd, naturmiljöer, välbefinnande
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-18683Local ID: EXO502OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-18683DiVA, id: diva2:1675920
Subject / course
Nursing science
Educational program
Nursing Programme
Supervisors
Examiners
2022-07-132022-06-232022-10-20Bibliographically approved