Data Provider Contact Details *
* Name Kevin Rozario
* Email kevin.rozario@idiv.de
* Affiliation German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
* Country Germany
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* Research_group Ecosystem Services
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Dataset *
* Project_or_workshop_or_thesis_title Dr.Forest - Diversity of forest affecting human health and well-being. Work package 1: Psychological restoration.
* Dataset_title Dr.Forest - Subjective well-being and saliva cortisol levels as part of a forest intervention study
* Short_abstract The present dataset was collected as part of the Dr.Forest project that investigates forest diversity effects on human health and well-being. We collected data in three peri-urban European forests in September 2021. Data encompasses environmental, physiological, and subjective questionnaire data. Forest diversity was operationalized using tree species richness resulting in a low (monoculture), medium (2-species-mix), and high (4-5 species mix) diversity condition. We tested 223 participants who were randomly assigned to either one diversity condition or an urban control. Each participant spent 20 minutes in the forest / the urban control. Before and after the intervention questionnaires were completed.
* Keywords tree species richness, mental health and well-being, perceived biodiversity
* Data_access_policy Open (CC BY 4.0)
Extensive_description_of_the_dataset 1.) The dataset contains one file with raw data and a second one with variable descriptions of respective raw data. 2.) Data was collected in the Leipziger Auwald (Leipzig, Germany), the Wienerwald (Vienna, Austria) and the Bois de Lauzelle (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium). 3.) Same item labels (e.g."AT_xx") indicate that items are part of a questionnaire measuring a specific construct, i.e., all "AT" items belong to a questionnaire measuring subjective directed attention. Questionnaires with reversed items were used when item values had to be recoded for logical reasons (e.g. "I have a hard time concentrating at this point in time." loads on being unattentive while the questionnaire measures subjective directed attention --> a score of 4 becomes 1). 4.) The files are UTF-8 encoded. In the raw data, "NA" was used for questions that were "not answered", and for "not applicable" information in the file with variable descriptions.
Data_origin Other-specify
Other-specify Intervention/Questionnaire
Status_of_the_data_collection Completed
Persons Associated With Dataset ( 1 )
Name Loic Gillerot
Email loic.gillerot@ugent.be
Affiliation Gent University, KU Leuven
Country Belgium
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Coverage Local
Locality_names Leipzig
Locality_names 2 Vienna
Locality_names 3 Louvain-la-Neuve
Country Germany
Country 2 Austria
Country 3 Belgium
Additional Information
How_to_cite_dataset Rozario, K., & Gillerot, L. (2023). Dr.Forest - Subjective well-being and saliva cortisol levels as part of a forest intervention study (Version 1.0) [Dataset]. iDiv Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.25829/idiv.3538-su6fj5
Dataset_doi_or_url https://doi.org/10.25829/idiv.3538-su6fj5
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Projects_that_are_related_to_this_dataset This dataset is part of the Biodiversa funded Dr.FOREST project: https://www.dr-forest.eu/ and related to: FunDivEUROPE (Functional Significance of Forest Biodiversity in Europe, http://project.fundiveurope.eu/)
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