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dc.contributor.authorSalonen, Kirsi
dc.contributor.authorHyvönen, Katriina
dc.contributor.authorPaakkolanvaara, Jane-Veera
dc.contributor.authorKorpela, Kalevi
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-18T13:40:02Z
dc.date.available2022-01-18T13:40:02Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationSalonen, K., Hyvönen, K., Paakkolanvaara, J.-V., & Korpela, K. (2022). Flow With Nature Treatment for Depression : Participants’ Experiences. <i>Frontiers in Psychology</i>, <i>12</i>, Article 768372. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.768372" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.768372</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_103886222
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/79403
dc.description.abstractThis study examined Flow with Nature (FWN) treatment, which is an integrative intervention (rehabilitation) based on eco and environmental psychology, psychotherapeutic theories and professional psychological practice. FWN is intended for depression rehabilitation with the help of social support, nature environments and FWN exercises. Exercises encourage sensing the environment, mindful awareness, psychological processing and focusing on the future. The FWN treatment proceeds in separate stages (horizon, growth and path), which emphasise nature, group (social support) and FWN exercises differently. This study focused on the experiences of the participants in the FWN treatment. Finnish adults who had been diagnosed with clinical depression took part in the FWN treatment (N=82) and answered feedback questions (by paper, electronic questionnaire or phone discussion). Answers were analysed using theory-based content analysis. Data were collected between spring 2019 and spring 2020. The majority of the participants were women (82%) and on average 44years old. Content analysis revealed that the participant feedback answers were in agreement with the central theoretical themes of FWN. The participants emphasised the significance of nature, social support and exercises differently. Moreover, the significance of these ingredients differed according to the stages of treatment: in the horizon stage restorative (e.g., fascination) and comprehensive nature experiences (e.g., connectedness with nature), in the growth stage social support (e.g., peer support) and in the path stage environmental self-regulation (e.g., nature as a part of life) were emphasised. These results are in accordance with the objectives of the stages and seem to support the phase-based rationale. The participants’ experiences of the key elements of the intervention, social support and nature environment were experienced mainly positively, which supports their inclusion in future intervention versions. In the future, FWN exercises should be developed to better enable participants’ possibilities for concentration and being present in the moment (mindfulness). Exercises should also be simplified to match the target group’s cognitive abilities.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFrontiers in Psychology
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.othernature-based intervention
dc.subject.othernature-based rehabilitation
dc.subject.othercomprehensive nature experiences
dc.subject.otherconnectedness with nature
dc.subject.otherflow with nature treatment
dc.titleFlow With Nature Treatment for Depression : Participants’ Experiences
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202201181172
dc.contributor.laitosPsykologian laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Psychologyen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn1664-1078
dc.relation.volume12
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2022 the Authors
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.subject.ysoluontosuhde
dc.subject.ysogreen care
dc.subject.ysomielenterveyskuntoutus
dc.subject.ysoekologinen psykologia
dc.subject.ysointerventiohoito
dc.subject.ysomasennus
dc.format.contentfulltext
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p21689
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p5911
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p19526
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p7995
dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2021.768372
jyx.fundinginformationOur study was funded by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela).
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