Publications

Selected scientific publications:

2023

Sallay, V., Martos, T., Rosta-Filep, O., Horváth, Z., & Korpela, K. (2023). Profiles of perceived physical features and emotional experiences in favorite places: Discovering ambivalent place preferences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90, 102084.
Paakkolanvaara, J-V., Hyvönen, K., Salonen, K., Muotka, J. & Korpela, K. (2023). Profiles of depression and restoration in nature-based group therapy. Ecopsychology. http://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2022.0092
Hyvönen, K.; Salonen, K.; Paakkolanvaara, J-V.; Väkeväinen, P., & Korpela, K. (2023). Effects of nature-based intervention in the treatment of depression: A multi-center, randomized controlled trial. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85, 101950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101950
Pasanen, T. P., White, M. P., Elliott, L. R., van den Bosch, M., Bratman, G. N., Ojala, A., Korpela, K., & Fleming, L. E. (2023). Urban green space and mental health among people living alone: The mediating roles of relational and collective restoration in an 18-country sample. Environmental Research, 116324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116324.
Turunen AW, Halonen J, Korpela K, Ojala A, Pasanen T, Siponen T, Tiittanen P, Tyrväinen L, Yli-Tuomi T, Lanki T (2023). Cross-sectional associations of different types of nature exposure with psychotropic, antihypertensive and asthma medication. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2022-108491
Salonen, K., Korpela, K. & Hyvönen, K. (2023). Koronapandemian aiheuttamat kielteiset tunteet: luontokokemukset puskurina? Psykologia, 58, 67-83.
Salonen, K., Korpela, K. & Hyvönen, K. (2023). Luonnossa ulkoilun merkitys korona-aikana. In A. Mäkikangas & P. Pyöriä (Eds.) Koronapandemia, työ ja yhteiskunta. Muuttuiko Suomi?, 148-160. Tallinna: Gaudeamus. ISBN 978-952-345-212-1
Master’s Theses, psychology, TAU / Pro gradut, Tampereen yliopisto / psykologia: Vehkaoja, Hilla (2023). Elpyminen ja elinvoimaisuus ulkomielipaikoissa. Luonto- ja kaupunkisuuntautuneisuus ennustajina?

2022

Suko, Y.; Shindo, T.; Saito, K.; Takayama, N.; Warisawa, S.; Sakuma, T.; Ito, M.; Kytölä, P.; Nummi, T.; Korpela, K. (2022). Alleviating Surgeons’ Stress through Listening to Natural Sounds in a Half-Encapsulated Rest Space after an Operation: A Pilot, Longitudinal Field Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 12736. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912736
Rathmann, J., Korpela, K. & Stojakowits, P. (2022) Pleistocene Hypothesis – Moving Savanna Perceptual Preference Hypothesis Beyond Savanna. Frontiers in Environmental Psychology, 13, 901799. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.901799
Sianoja, M., Syrek, C., de Bloom, J., Korpela, K., & Kinnunen, U. (2022). Recovery Across Different Temporal Settings: How Lunchtime Activities Influence Evening Activities. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 7(1): 5, 1–14. doi: 10.16993/sjwop.129
Salonen, K., Hyvönen, K., Paakkolanvaara, J-V, & Korpela, K. (2022). Flow with Nature treatment for depression: Participants’ experiences. Frontiers in Environmental Psychology, 12, 768372. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.768372
PhD Thesis: Kukkamäki, M. (2022). Luontotoiminnan hyvinvointivaikutukset lintujen rengastajilla. The well-being effects of nature activities of bird ringers. https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/139693 Publicly defended on June 3, 2022. Opponent: Dr., title of Docent Jussi Silvonen, University of Eastern Finland.
Master’s Theses, psychology, TAU / Pro gradut, Tampereen yliopisto / psykologia: Marttinen, Moona (2022). Ilmastolapsettomuutta ilmassa: Ilmastoahdistuksen yhteys lasten hankkimisen epäröintiin.
Conference presentations: Suko, Y., & Korpela, K. (2022, August 23-27). Repeated listening to natural sounds at home may improve our mental health [Poster presentation]. The 36^th Annual Conference for the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Bratislava, Slovakia. https://2022.ehps.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ehps22_abstracts.pdf#page=226
Suko, Y., Saito, K., & Korpela, K. (2022, July 7-9). Natural sounds of forests vs. favorite music: Which is more beneficial to reducing people’s weekly perceived stress? [Conference session]. International Conference on Forest Therapy: Healing with Nature, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (held online). https://forestry.ubc.ca/events/forest-therapy-conference/
Suko, Y., Saito, K., & Korpela, K. (2022, July 5-8). Potential confounding factors in repeated-measures online field experiments where participants listen to natural sounds for restoration and well-being [Conference session]. IAPS 2022 Conference, Lisbon, Portugal (held online). https://www.iaps2022.com/_files/ugd/2058a7_ea17f653283b40c28398c54b72c21225.pdf

2021

Subiza-Pérez, M., Pasanen, T., Ratcliffe, E., Lee, K., Bornioli, A., de Bloom, J., & Korpela, K. (2021). Exploring psychological restoration in favorite indoor and outdoor urban places using a top-down perspective. Journal of Environmental Psychology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101706
Ratcliffe, E., Gatersleben, B., Sowden, P. T. & Korpela, K. M. (2021). Understanding the perceived benefits of nature for creativity. The Journal of Creative Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.525 Top downloaded paper the journal in 2021.
Nukarinen T., Rantala J., Korpela K., Browning M.H.E.M., Istance H.O., Surakka V. & Raisamo R. (2021). Measures and modalities in restorative virtual natural environments: An integrative narrative review. Computers in Human Behavior. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107008.
Korpela, K. & Ratcliffe, E. (2021). Which is primary: Preference or perceived instoration? Journal of Environmental Psychology, 75, 101617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101617
Subiza-Pérez, M., Korpela, K. & Pasanen, T. (2021). Still not that bad for the grey city: A field study on the restorative effects of built open urban places. Cities, 111, 103081.
Korpela, K. & Staats, H. (2021). Solitary and social aspects of restoration in nature. In R. J. Coplan, J.C. Bowker & L. J. Nelson (Eds.) The Handbook of Solitude: Psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone (2nd ed., pp. 325-339). Hoboken (NJ): Wiley-Blackwell.
Conference presentations: Suko, Y., & Korpela, K. (2021, November 18-19). Which is more restorative? Repeated listening to natural sounds, or sitting in silence? [Conference session]. Conference on Environmental Psychology (CEP) 2021, Lillehammer, Norway.https://eng.inn.no/conferences/conference-on-environmental-psychology-2021/program
Suko, Y., Shindo, T., Saito, K., Takayama, N., Warisawa, S., Sakuma, T., Ito, M., Kytölä, P., Nummi, T., & Korpela, K. (2021, October 5-8). Natural Sounds May Improve Surgeons’ Mood States After Surgery [Conference session]. International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP) 2021, Siracusa, Italy.
Suko, Y., Korpela, K., & Saito, K. (2021, March 26). Therapeutic Effect of Repeatedly Listening to Natural Sounds: A Longitudinal Study [Conference session]. The 10th Cyberforest International Symposium, Tokyo, Japan. https://saito-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210326__IntlCFsympProgram.pdf
Master’s Theses, psychology, TAU / Pro gradut, Tampereen yliopisto / psykologia: Rautavirta, Niina (2021). Kannabiksen akuutit vaikutukset, vieroitusoireet sekä käyttötarkoitukset eri mielipaikkatyypeissä. Pekurinen, Milja (2021). Luontolähtöisen masennuskuntoutuksen osallistujien kokemusten, voinnin ja masennusoireiden muutokset. Pajunen, Katja (2021). Mielipaikan fyysisten piirteiden yhteys siellä käymisen useuteen – positiivinen affekti välittävänä tekijänä. Lukkari, Tuomas (2021). Psykologisten harjoitteiden yhteys fysiologiseen elpymiseen luontokävelyn aikana.

2020

Tester-Jones, M., White, M. P., Elliott, L. R., Weinstein, N., Grellier, J., Economou, T., Bratman, G. N., Cleary, A., Gascon, M., Korpela, K. M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., O’Connor, A., Ojala, A., van den Bosch, M. & E. Fleming, L. E. (2020). Results from an 18 country cross-sectional study examining experiences of nature for people with common mental health disorders. Scientific Reports, 10, 19408.
Salonen, K., Hyvönen, K., Korpela, K., Saranpää, H., Nieminen, J. & Muotka, J. (2020). Luonnosta Virtaa -interventio: osallistujien kokemukset ja tunnetilan muutokset. Psykologia, 55, 25-42.
Ratcliffe, E., Subiza-Perez, M., & Korpela, K. (2020). Nature as support to mental health: Memories of favourite natural places and their links to perceived psychological wellbeing. In C. Gallis & W. S. Shin (Eds.) Forests for Public Health (pp. 56-78). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
PhD Thesis: Salonen, K. (2020). Kokonaisvaltainen luontokokemus hyvinvoinnin tukena. Tampere University Dissertations 253. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-1563-4 Publicly defended June 13, 2020. Opponent: Prof. Juha Holma, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Nukarinen, T., Istance, H. O., Rantala, J., Mäkelä, J., Korpela, K., Ronkainen, K., Surakka, V., & Raisamo, R. (2020). Physiological and psychological restoration in matched real and virtual natural environments. Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1-8. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3334480.3382956
Korpela, K. & Pasanen, T. (2020). Biodiversiteetin havaitseminen ja psyykkinen hyvinvointi. In H. Mattila (Ed.) Elämän verkko. Luonnon monimuotoisuutta edistämässä, 213-220. Tallinna: Gaudeamus. ISBN 978-952-345-061-5
Korpela, K. (2020). Viherympäristöjen terveys- ja hyvinvointivaikutukset. Teoksessa H. Mussalo-Rauhamaa, J. Pekkanen, J. Tuomisto & H. S. Vuorinen (toim.) Ympäristöterveys, 264. Duodecim. ISBN 978-951-656-729-0
PhD Thesis: Pasanen, T. (2019). Everyday physical activity in natural settings and subjective well-being : Direct connections and psychological mediators. Tampere University Dissertations 187. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-1378-4 Publicly defended Jan 11, 2020. Opponent: Prof. Richard Mitchell, University of Glasgow, Institute of Health & Wellbeing, UK.
Pro gradut, Tampereen yliopisto / psykologia: Sangervo, Julia (2020). Ilmastoahdistus ja ilmastotoivo: tunteiden yhteys ilmastotoimiin. Horila Ville (2020). Luontoympäristön käyttö tunnesäätelyssä: epäsuorat yhteydet emotionaaliseen hyvinvointiin ja elämäntyytyväisyyteen.

2019

Korpela, K., Korhonen, M., Nummi, T., Martos, T., & Sallay, V. (2019). Environmental self-regulation in favourite places of Finnish and Hungarian adults. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 101384. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101384
Pasanen, T. P., White, M. P., Wheeler, B. W., Garrett, J. K., & Elliott, L. R. (2019). Neighbourhood blue space, health and wellbeing: The mediating role of different types of physical activity. Environment International 131, 105016. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105016
Bang, K-S., Kim, S., Korpela, K. M., Song, M. K., Lee, G., & Jeong, Y. (2019). Evaluating the reliability and validity of the Children’s Vitality-Relaxation Scale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(18), 3369; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183369
Subiza-Pérez, M., Hauru, K., Korpela, K., Haapala, A., & Lehvävirta, S. (2019). Perceived Environmental Aesthetic Qualities Scale (PEAQS) – A self-report tool for the evaluation of green-blue spaces. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 43, 126383. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126383
Pro gradut, Tampereen yliopisto / psykologia: Sorsa Johanna (2019). Yksityiset ja luontomielipaikat psyykkisen itsesäätelyn välineinä.

2018

Pasanen, T. P., Johnson, K., Lee, K. & Korpela, K. M. (2018). Can Nature Walks With Psychological Tasks Improve Mood, Self-Reported Restoration, and Sustained Attention? Results From Two Experimental Field Studies. Frontiers in Psychology 9:2057. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02057
Pasanen, T. P., Ojala, A., Tyrväinen, L. & Korpela, K. M. (2018). Restoration, well-being, and everyday physical activity in indoor, built outdoor and natural outdoor settings. Journal of Environmental Psychology 59, 85-93. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.08.014
Korpela, K. M., Pasanen, T., Repo, V., Hartig, T., Staats, H., Mason, M., Alves, S., Fornara, F., Marks, T., Saini, S., Scopelliti, M., Soares, AL., Stigsdotter, U. K., & Ward Thompson, C. (2018). Environmental strategies of affect regulation and their associations with subjective well-being. Frontiers in Psychology / Environmental Psychology, 9:562. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00562
Korpela, K., Pasanen, T., Ratcliffe, E. (2018). Biodiversity and psychological wellbeing. In A. Ossola & J. Niemelä (Eds.): Urban Biodiversity – From Research to Practice (pp. 134-149). Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon & New York.
Hyvönen, K., Törnroos, K., Salonen, K., Korpela, K., Feldt, T., & Kinnunen, U. (2018). Profiles of nature exposure and outdoor activities associated with occupational well-being among employees. Frontiers in Psychology / Environmental Psychology 9:754. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00754
Pasanen, T., Neuvonen, M., Korpela, K. (2018). The psychology of recent nature visits: (How) are motives and attentional focus related to post-visit restorative experiences, creativity, and emotional well-being? Environment and Behavior 50(8), 913-944. doi:10.1177/0013916517720261
Pro gradut, Tampereen yliopisto / psykologia: Tillonen Veronica (2018). Tietoisuustaitojen, luontoliikunnan sekä intensiivisen liikunnan vaikutus koettuun terveyteen ja onnellisuuteen; Jumisko Satu (2018). The effects of individual factors and psychological instructions on sustained attention and affect during a nature walk; Saikkonen Pihla & Viertiö Helmi (2018). Luontokävelyn ja psykologisten harjoitteiden vaikutus elinvoimaisuuteen, tunnetilaan ja empaattisuuteen; Vehkaperä Jari (2018). Luontokokemusten yhteys uniongelmiin sekä elämäntyytyväisyyteen: Mindfulness yhteyksiä muuntavana tekijänä; Joenniemi Karoliina (2018). Psykologisia harjoitteita sisältäneen ja ilman harjoitteita tehdyn luontokävelyn vaikutus elpymisen ja elinvoimaisuuden kokemuksiin : ikä, sukupuoli ja luontosuuntautuneisuus muuntavina tekijöinä.

2017

de Bloom, J., Sianoja, M., Korpela, K., Tuomisto, M., Lilja, A., Geurts, S., Kinnunen, U. (2017). Effects of park walks and relaxation exercises during lunch breaks on recovery from job stress: Two randomized controlled trials. Journal of Environmental Psychology 51, 14-30. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.03.006
Korpela, K., Savonen, E-M., Anttila, S., Pasanen, T., Ratcliffe, E. (2017). Enhancing wellbeing with psychological tasks along forest trails. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 26, 25-30. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.06.004
Ratcliffe, E., Korpela, K. (2017). Time- and Self-Related Memories Predict Restorative Perceptions of Favorite Places Via Place Identity. Environment and Behavior (online first). doi.org/10.1177/0013916517712002
Korpela, K., Nummi, T., Lipiäinen, L., de Bloom, J., Sianoja, M., Pasanen, T., Kinnunen, K. (2017). Nature exposure predicts well-being trajectory groups among employees across two years. Journal of Environmental Psychology. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.06.002
Korpela, K., De Bloom, J., Sianoja, J., Pasanen, T., Kinnunen, K. (2017). Nature at home and at work: Naturally good? Links between window views, indoor plants, outdoor activities and employee well-being over one year. Landscape and Urban Planning, 160, 38-47. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.12.005
Torrente, P., Kinnunen, U., Sianoja, M., De Bloom, J., Korpela, K., Tuomisto, M., & Lindfors, P. (2017). The effects of relaxation exercises and park walks during workplace lunch breaks on physiological recovery. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2(1): 2, 1–15. doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.19
Sianoja, M. Syrek, C., de Bloom, J., Korpela K., & Kinnunen, U. (2017). Enhancing daily well-being at work through lunchtime park walks and relaxation exercises: Recovery experiences as mediators. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. doi.org/ 10.1037/ocp0000083
Pro gradu: Jussila Pia (2017). Voimaa metsästä – psykologisia harjoitteita sisältävän luontoreitin vaikutus tarkkaavuuden elpymiseen ja turhauman sietoon. Tampereen yliopisto.

2016

Ratcliffe, E. & Korpela, K. M. (2016). Memory and place attachment as predictors of imagined restorative perceptions of favourite places. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48, 120-130. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.09.005
Korpela, K. (2016). Natural settings and favourite places in the vicinity promote well-being. In Coles R, Costa S, Watson S (Eds.) Well-Being 2016: Co-creating pathways to well-being (pp. 11-13). Birmingham City University: Birmingham.
Korpela K. M., Stengård E., & Jussila P. (2016). Nature walks as a part of therapeutic intervention for depression. Ecopsychology, 8(1), 8-15. doi.org/10.1089/eco.2015.0070