Nature-Based Interventions in Elite Sport

MacIntyre, Tadhg; Nigg, Carina; Murphy, Cassandra; Oblinger-Peters, Violetta (2023). Nature-Based Interventions in Elite Sport. In: Nixdorf, Insa; Nixdorf, Raphael; Beckmann, Jürgen; Martin, Scott; Macintyre, Tadhg (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Mental Health in Elite Sport (pp. 374-388). New York: Routledge 10.4324/9781003099345-32

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Nature has long been associated with positive health outcomes, including mental health. Spending time in nature has been linked to reduced perceived stress, enhanced attention, and psychophysiological benefits. Recent research has focused upon what are termed nature-based interventions. These are defined as planned, intentional activities to promote individuals’ optimal functioning, health, and well-being or to enable restoration and recovery through exposure to, or interaction with, either authentic or technological nature. In this chapter, we review the evidence to support their use for elite athletes and other stakeholders. Moreover, we augment this literature by including technological nature (e.g., accessing nature through virtual computer-generated nature settings) and by encompassing the nature-based therapy approach. Some of the hypothesised outcomes are based on the traditional paradigms (stress reduction and attention restoration) and others are novel, emerging from organisational psychology. Psychological recovery is posited to trigger psychological detachment (mental disengagement from sport) and the potential application among athletic samples is articulated. Psychological recovery may have a role in enhancing psychological resources which promote resilience and are also predicted to promote empathy. In the sport setting, distinctive roles for a range of NBI's are proposed, recommendations for future research and practice, and a call to action are outlined.

Item Type:	Book Section (Book Chapter)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Psychology and Research Methods
UniBE Contributor:	Nigg, Carina, Oblinger-Peters, Violetta Ilse Else
Subjects:	700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services
ISBN:	9781003099345
Publisher:	Routledge
Language:	English
Submitter:	Edith Desideria Imthurn
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2024 07:27
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2024 07:27
Publisher DOI:	10.4324/9781003099345-32
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194662