Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Positive Effects of Natural Education Activities on Children
Activities in natural environments can significantly benefit children's physical and mental well-being.However,there is a lack of systematic research on the effects of intervention on children's nature education activities in China.Therefore,this study aims to collect evidence of the positive impact of nature education activities on children to evaluate the intervention effects of nature education activities on children.Literature searches were conducted in three Chinese databases and five foreign databases.All databases'periods were set from January 2003 to April 2024,and the included studies consisted of randomized controlled trials(RCTs)and controlled studies.The selected 46 studies involving a total of 2 916 participants(age range:3.5～12 years)were subjected to meta-analysis using Revman 5.4 and Stata 17.0,then the study findings revealed that nature education activities could effectively enhance children's social functions such as environmental attitudes,environmental-friendly attitudes,and na-ture-friendly attitudes;they can improve children's behavioral functions such as creativity,attention,and emotional intelligence;they can enhance children's emotional functions such as self-esteem,self-regulation ability,emotion regulation ability and sense of happiness;however,the effect on reducing children's stress was not significant.In summary,nature education stimulates children's curiosity and enhances their social,behavioral,and emotional functions through various natural elements and activ-ities,but it has limited effects on reducing stress.Future research should integrate landscape architecture to explore the impact of various forms,regions,and seasons of nature education on children and optimize the classification of nature education.
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