@article{peterson_larson_hipp_beall_lerose_desrochers_lauder_torres_tarr_stukes_et al._2024, title={Birdwatching linked to increased psychological well-being on college campuses: A pilot-scale experimental study}, volume={96}, ISSN={["1522-9610"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102306}, abstractNote={Exposure to nature is known to improve human health, but little is known about how one of the most common forms of nature engagement, birdwatching, impacts psychological well-being - especially among campus populations at great risk for experiencing mental health challenges. This study engaged 112 campus participants in a stepped design experiment evaluating the degree to which five >30 minute weekly birdwatching (n = 62) and nature walk (n = 77) exposures impacted self-reported subjective well-being (WHO-5) and psychological distress (STOP-D) levels relative to a control group (n = 81). The directions of all relationships supported hypotheses that nature-based experiences, and birdwatching in particular, would increase well-being and reduce distress. These results build on preliminary evidence of a causal relationship between birdwatching and well-being and highlight the value of considering well-being impacts for specific types of activities in nature, underscoring the need for future research with larger and more diverse samples.}, journal={JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY}, author={Peterson, M. Nils and Larson, Lincoln R. and Hipp, Aaron and Beall, Justin M. and Lerose, Catherine and Desrochers, Hannah and Lauder, Summer and Torres, Sophia and Tarr, Nathan A. and Stukes, Kayla and et al.}, year={2024}, month={Jun} }
 @article{casola_desrochers_peterson_2023, title={Evaluating the false consensus effect in private landowner perceptions of hunting}, ISSN={["1533-158X"]}, DOI={10.1080/10871209.2023.2247411}, abstractNote={Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size AcknowledgmentsNorth Carolina State University, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program funded this research. We thank the private landowners of North Carolina that took the time to complete our survey. We appreciate the numerous people that helped implement the survey, including C. Burke, M. Drake, M. McAllister, R. Valdez, and A. Fish. We also thank the anonymous reviewers for their feedback and contributions to this manuscript.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.}, journal={HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE}, author={Casola, William R. and Desrochers, Hannah M. and Peterson, M. Nils}, year={2023}, month={Aug} }