Agnes E Van den Berg

Summary

Affiliation: Wageningen University
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Green space as a buffer between stressful life events and health
    Agnes E Van den Berg
    Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 47, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Soc Sci Med 70:1203-10. 2010
  2. ncbi Gardening promotes neuroendocrine and affective restoration from stress
    Agnes E Van den Berg
    Wageningen University and Research Center, The Netherlands
    J Health Psychol 16:3-11. 2011
  3. ncbi A comparison of children with ADHD in a natural and built setting
    A E van den Berg
    Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Child Care Health Dev 37:430-9. 2011
  4. ncbi Allotment gardening and health: a comparative survey among allotment gardeners and their neighbors without an allotment
    Agnes E Van den Berg
    Alterra Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Environ Health 9:74. 2010
  5. ncbi Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety
    Peter P Groenewegen
    NIVEL Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, POBox 1568 NL 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 6:149. 2006

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Green space as a buffer between stressful life events and health
    Agnes E Van den Berg
    Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 47, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Soc Sci Med 70:1203-10. 2010
    ..These results support the notion that green space can provide a buffer against the negative health impact of stressful life events...
  2. ncbi Gardening promotes neuroendocrine and affective restoration from stress
    Agnes E Van den Berg
    Wageningen University and Research Center, The Netherlands
    J Health Psychol 16:3-11. 2011
    ..Positive mood was fully restored after gardening, but further deteriorated during reading. These findings provide the first experimental evidence that gardening can promote relief from acute stress...
  3. ncbi A comparison of children with ADHD in a natural and built setting
    A E van den Berg
    Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Child Care Health Dev 37:430-9. 2011
    ..Research on benefits of nature for healthy children provides some support for such a link. However, only a few studies have directly examined the influence of contact with nature on children with ADHD...
  4. ncbi Allotment gardening and health: a comparative survey among allotment gardeners and their neighbors without an allotment
    Agnes E Van den Berg
    Alterra Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Environ Health 9:74. 2010
    ..In the present study the health, well-being and physical activity of older and younger allotment gardeners was compared to that of controls without an allotment...
  5. ncbi Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety
    Peter P Groenewegen
    NIVEL Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, POBox 1568 NL 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 6:149. 2006
    ..This article discusses the design of a research program on the effects of green space in the living environment on health, well-being and social safety...