Reloading Pupils’ Batteries: Impact of Green Spaces on Cognition and Wellbeing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Wellbeing
3.2. Cognitive Performance
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wallner, P.; Kundi, M.; Arnberger, A.; Eder, R.; Allex, B.; Weitensfelder, L.; Hutter, H.-P. Reloading Pupils’ Batteries: Impact of Green Spaces on Cognition and Wellbeing. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1205. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061205
Wallner P, Kundi M, Arnberger A, Eder R, Allex B, Weitensfelder L, Hutter H-P. Reloading Pupils’ Batteries: Impact of Green Spaces on Cognition and Wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(6):1205. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061205
Chicago/Turabian StyleWallner, Peter, Michael Kundi, Arne Arnberger, Renate Eder, Brigitte Allex, Lisbeth Weitensfelder, and Hans-Peter Hutter. 2018. "Reloading Pupils’ Batteries: Impact of Green Spaces on Cognition and Wellbeing" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 6: 1205. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061205