Virtual Nature-Exposure and Slow Breathing Interactive Effect on Stress

Presentation Year

2026

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College of Professional Studies

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Excess stress negatively impacts health and well-being. The current study examined two accessible research-based methods of stress reduction: virtual nature exposure and slow breathing. Participants completed a stressful task and were then exposed to either a scene of nature or a grey control screen while breathing slowly or regularly (control). Physiological measures of stress were compared across groups. Results reaffirm slow breathing as beneficial for stress reduction. Virtual nature exposure did not impact stress levels independently and did not interact or add to the stress reducing impacts of slow breathing.

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psychology-sanchez-mari-202026-3x4.pdf (854.62 KB)

Primary Contact: First Name

Mari

Primary Contact: Last Name

Sanchez

Primary Contact: Email

ks2271@humboldt.edu

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Faculty

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7078263748

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