• What are the variables in the study (IV & DV)?
• How are the variables operationally defined?
• How did the study collect their data?
• What did they conclude?
• What are the limitations of the study?
• What is the main finding after reading the peer-reviewed articles?
  • How would you adapt the findings to design your own study?
  • How can you minimize their bias/error?
• How will you test or formulate your research question based on what you learned from these studies?
• How do the peer-reviewed articles justify your hypothesis?
• What would you predict as the outcome of your research question(s) based on what the previous research found?

Here are the following articles:

Reductions In Student Self-Reported Perceived Stress After One-Hour Campus Farm Tour

ANGSTMANN, J. L., FRISCHMEYER, S., & KAZECK, T. (2022). Reductions in Student Self-Reported Perceived Stress After a One-Hour Campus Farm Tour. College Student Journal, 56(3), 205-220

The Effects of Outdoor Experimental Training on Perceptions of College Stress

Kanters, M. A., Bristol, D. G., & Attarian, A. (2002). The Effects of Outdoor Experiential Training on Perceptions of College Stress.Journal of Experiential Education,25(2), 257

The Restorative Effect of the Natural Environment on University Students' Psychological Health

Payne, E. A., Loi, N. M., & Thorsteinsson, E. B. (2020). The Restorative Effect of the Natural Environment on University Students' Psychological Health.Journal of Environmental & Public Health, 1-9

Does Spending Time Outdoors Reduce Stress? A Review of Real-Time Stress Response to Outdoor Environments

Kondo, M. C., Jacoby, S. F., & South, E. C. (2018). Does spending time outdoors reduce stress? A review of real-time stress response to outdoor environments.Health & Place,51, 136-150

Indoor Nature Exposure and Influence on Physiological Stress Markers

McSweeney, J., Johnson, S., Sherry, S., Singleton, J., & Rainham, D. (2021). Indoor nature exposure and influence on physiological stress markers.International Journal of Environmental Health Research,31(6), 636-650