Type of physical activity output | Overall positive effects | Partially or moderately positive effectsa | Mixed or no effectsb | Overall negative effects | Study of underlying mechanismc |
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Behavioural beliefs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Psychological statesd | Â | ||||
Stress relief (psychological)e | [58] | Â | [60] | ||
Stress relief (physiological)f | Â | [25] | |||
Instrumental beliefs | [64] | Â | Â | ||
Feelings about/interest in nature | Â | Â | Â | ||
Normative and control beliefs | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Perceived behavioural control/self-efficacy | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Social support | Â | Â | [59] | ||
Personal barriers | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Environmental barriers |  |  |  |  | [3, 9, 23, 24, 31, 50, 58, 63, 64, 66–75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83–87, 90, 93, 96, 97, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 109, 110, 113] |
Behavioural intention | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Intention to visit NEs or engage in PA | [31] | Â | Â | ||
Motives for visiting NEs | [109] | Â | Â | Â | |
Likeability/Preference | Â | Â | Â | ||
PA behaviours | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
General PA | [23, 24, 31, 56, 63, 65, 72, 73, 75, 78, 79, 83, 84, 87, 92, 94, 95, 101, 102, 105–110, 112] | [100] | |||
NE-based PA | Â |