Exogenous and endogenous attention Mental and Behavioural Disorders Exogenous and endogenous attention
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are assigned to one of two study conditions, either the urban walk or the nature walk. Participants blindly assigned themselves to study condition as they are informed that there were two
Sponsors
Dalhousie University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 8-15 years 2. IQ: >=80 3. Normal or corrected-to-normal vision 4. No history of psychiatric/psychological diagnoses 5. No history of severe head injury 6. No significant neurological disorders affecting the central nervous system
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to walk for 30 minutes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Endogenous and Exogenous attention are measured using the Combined Attention Systems Task (CAST) at baseline and immediately post-treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Intelligence quotient (IQ) is measured using the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) at baseline 2. Association with nature is measured using Connectedness to nature scale (CNS) at baseline | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed