Publication Date
2026
College
College of Professional Studies
Department
Psychology
Document Type
Poster
Description
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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