Being around trees makes you less stressed

[Linville]

Now I know why I have always liked trees.

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Being around trees makes you less stressed – study





People relax behind a Japanese blooming cherry tree at the horticultural exhibition 'ega' in Erfurt, Germany, May 6 2016 CREDIT: AP



Viewing trees helps people become less stressed  - and the effect increases the more trees are visible.

A new study by researchers at University of Illinois has confirmed the long-held understanding that natural scenery can be a useful tool in helping reduce psychological stress.

The research team, led by Dr Bin Jiang, subjected 158 volunteers to mildly stressful scenarios, including preparing a speech and delivering it to a group of people, after which they were asked to perform a subtraction task in front of judges and a video camera.

After undertaking the stress-inducing activities, the volunteers used a VR headset to view one of a selection of six-minute 360-degree videos featuring urban areas with variable amounts of visible tree canopy coverage.

The participants’ levels of stress were measured by self-reported questionnaire – and the results revealed a positive, linear association between the density of trees and recovery from stress recovery
“These findings suggest that viewing tree canopy in communities can significantly aid stress recovery and that every tree matters,” researchers said.

The study is only the latest in a body of research that has demonstrated the positive psychological benefits of spending time in natural environments.


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Thoughts......
More on it....not that I am a tree hugger but that it is good to understand trees are a valuable resource to after using re-new them. and I think consider older mature certain varieties
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A Dose-Response Curve Describing the Relationship Between Urban Tree Cover Density and Self-Reported Stress Recovery

1. Bin Jiang1,2⇑
   
2. Dongying Li1
   
3. Linda Larsen1
   
4. William C. Sullivan1
   

1. 1University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, IL, USA
   
2. 2University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
   

1. Bin Jiang, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 101 Buell Hall, 611 E. Taft, Champaign, IL 61820, USA. Email: jiang25@illinois.edu; jiangbin@hku.hk
   

Abstract
Although it is well established that viewing nature can help individuals recover from a stressful experience, the dose-response curve describing the relationship between tree cover density and stress recovery is totally unclear. A total of 160 participants engaged in a standard Trier Social Stress Test to induce stress. 

Participants were then randomly assigned to watch 1 of 10 three-dimensional videos of street scenes that varied in the density of tree cover (from 2% to 62%). Participants completed a Visual Analog Scale questionnaire at three points in the experiment. 

Analysis revealed a positive, linear association between the density of urban street trees and self-reported stress recovery, adjusted R2 = .05, F(1, 149) = 8.53, p < .01. 

This relationship holds after controlling for gender, age, and baseline stress levels. 

A content analysis of participants’ written narratives revealed a similar but even stronger association. 
These findings suggest that viewing tree canopy in communities can significantly aid stress recovery and that every tree matters.

• dose-response curve
  
  
• tree cover density
  
  
• stress recovery
  
  
• Visual Analog Scale
  
  
• 3-D visual media
  

[Linville]

ha, the second part with the  curves and such are for those that can have fun with math....heh heh....

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I even think trees can provide relaxation feelings in the winter. 

Such artwork. 

Can you see it?   

[Linville]

Hi Fire , it is interesting isn't it.


I love trees. Always have.

.... did not get the full thought conveyed in the earlier post.

I think some of the old growth virgin forests should be saved and not timbered cut logged whatever you want to call it.

That show on the tv about cutting down all the trees in Oregon Washington State, and Alaska gets to me ...most of that is loaded on ships and sent overseas and we are left with a barren mountain side......well I guess sometimes they get re-seeded..

Oh enough ranting, but I still love trees, They are awesome in more ways than one.

They are mother natures air conditioners.....have you ever sat under one on a hot summers day.....ahhhh

[CrystallineCrusader]

I was raised around the Boyscouts, so naturally I was outside MUCH of my childhood. I'm extremely thankful of my parents for teaching me the ways of nature early on as it's instilled in my heart forever.

I moved my computer/office to my attached garage/recreation room in order to be closer to my backyard. To my left is a big glass sliding door, beyond that, 2 acres of secluded Indiana forest.  Well it's as wild as you're going to get considering that I live within city limit of the state capital

I'm never at my desk, rather I'm up and down often just outside in my yard. What a convenience it has been, having my computer this close to the yard.

I'd like to share these two contrasting pictures of my yard:

[Linville]

I was raised around the Boyscouts, so naturally I was outside MUCH of my childhood. I'm extremely thankful of my parents for teaching me the ways of nature early on as it's instilled in my heart forever.

I moved my computer/office to my attached garage/recreation room in order to be closer to my backyard. To my left is a big glass sliding door, beyond that, 2 acres of secluded Indiana forest.  Well it's as wild as you're going to get considering that I live within city limit of the state capital

I'm never at my desk, rather I'm up and down often just outside in my yard. What a convenience it has been, having my computer this close to the yard.

I'd like to share these two contrasting pictures of my yard:

CC , A big thanks for sharing these 2 photo's.

And the words explaining it.