The purpose of this paper is to identify changes in stress levels after visitation to three different settings and to describe the methods used in identifying stress levels based on measures of salivary cortisol, α-amylase, and a psychological self-report instrument.
Chang, Y., Ewert, A., Kamendulis, L. M., Hocevar, B. A. Measuring Biophysical and Psychological Stress Levels Following Visitation to Three Locations with Differing Levels of Nature. J. Vis. Exp. (148), e59272, doi:10.3791/59272 (2019).