Mental health benefits of outdoor adventures: results from two pilot studies.

Autor/inn/en	Mutz, Michael; Müller, Johannes
Titel	Mental health benefits of outdoor adventures: results from two pilot studies. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Steigerung des psychischen Wohlbefindens durch Freiluftabenteuer: Ergebnisse zweier Pilot-Studien.
Quelle	In: Journal of adolescence, 49 (2016) June, S. 105-114 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971; 1095-9254
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.03.009
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Psychische Gesundheit; Psychologie; Selbstvertrauen; Wohlbefinden; Forschung; Gesundheit; Gesundheitserziehung; Psychologie; Schüler; Selbstvertrauen; Sport; Sportsoziologie; Stress; Soziologie; Wohlbefinden; Psychische Gesundheit; Erlebnispädagogik; Sportpädagogik; Abenteuersport; Schüler; Erlebnispädagogik; Stress; Gesundheit; Gesundheitserziehung; Abenteuersport; Sport; Sportpädagogik; Sportsoziologie; Soziologie; Jugendlicher
Abstract	This paper investigates potential mental health benefits of outdoor and adventure education programs. It is argued that experiences made in successful programs can increase self-efficacy, mindfulness and subjective well-being. Furthermore, programs may reduce feelings of time pressure and mental stress amongst participants. Evidence comes from two pilot studies: In the school project "Crossing the Alps" (Study 1), 14-year-old participants reported an increase in life satisfaction, mindfulness and a decrease in the PSQ Subscale 'demand' after a successful nine-day hike through the German, Austrian, and Italian Alps. In the university project "Friluftsliv" (Study 2) participants scored higher in life satisfaction, happiness, mindfulness, and self-efficacy and lower in perceived stress after having spent eight days in the wilderness of the Norwegian Hardangervidda region, miles away from the next locality. The findings suggest that outdoor education and wilderness programs can foster mental health in youths and young adults. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2017/2