Outdoor play and nature connectedness as potential correlates of internalized mental health symptoms among Canadian adolescents
Piccininni, C., Michaelson, V., Janssen, I., Pickett, W.
· 2018
★ NIFPlay Rating: 4
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Examines whether outdoor play frequency and sense of nature connectedness are associated with lower rates of anxiety and depression in a national sample of Canadian adolescents.
