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In the eye of the beholder: the role of individual differences in the perception of restorative nature environments (2024)
Thesis
Beevers, D. In the eye of the beholder: the role of individual differences in the perception of restorative nature environments. (Thesis). University of Salford

Psychological restoration is the recovery from a period of mental fatigue or stress. Exposure to nature environments has been shown to be particularly conducive to enabling restoration. The focus of restoration research to date has largely been direc... Read More about In the eye of the beholder: the role of individual differences in the perception of restorative nature environments.

The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): An open access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments (2024)
Working Paper
Bendall, R. C. A., Royle, S., Dodds, J. N., Watmough, H., Gillman, J., Beevers, D., …Gregory, S. The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): An open access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments

The growing interest in harnessing natural environments to enhance mental health, including cognitive functioning and mood, has yielded encouraging results in initial studies. Given that images of nature have demonstrated similar benefits, they are f... Read More about The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): An open access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments.