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Conservation volunteers’ experiences of connecting with nature during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Published Online: 2024-03-31

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Furlong, Rhys

Hallam, Jenny https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-1831
Barnes, Christopher https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8318-4412
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Article History

Received: 20 July 2023

Accepted: 23 March 2024

First Online: 31 March 2024

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: All authors confirm that that they have no conflicting interests. The authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work. All participants gave informed consent to take part in the study and were debriefed afterwards. In the interest of wellbeing, volunteers who were currently undergoing treatment for a clinical mental health condition or who had been hospitalized due to COVID-19 were not recruited. The study complied with the British Psychological Society code of ethics and was approved on behalf of the University ethics committee (ETH2021-1849). All participants are referred to using pseudonyms to protect their identities.

: Rhys Furlong: No conflict of interest. Jenny Hallam: No conflict of interest. Christopher Barnes: No conflict of interest.

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