Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2020. Vol. 28, no. 2, 151–169
doi:10.17759/cpp.2020280209
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)
Interaction with the Plant World as a Source of Positive Human Functioning
Abstract
General Information
Keywords: plants, psychological well-being, recovery, eco-therapy, garden therapy
Journal rubric: Research Reviews
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2020280209
Funding. The study was conducted with the financial support of Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) (projects number 19-113-50118 and 19-013-00216).
For citation: Nartova-Bochaver S.K., Mukhortova E.A., Irkhin B.D. Interaction with the Plant World as a Source of Positive Human Functioning. Konsul'tativnaya psikhologiya i psikhoterapiya = Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2020. Vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 151–169. DOI: 10.17759/cpp.2020280209. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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