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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
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RESEARCH PAPERS / ARTÍCULOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN

The outdoor nature, indoors: relationship between contact with nature, life satisfaction and affect during a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown (La naturaleza al aire libre, en el interior: relación entre contacto con la naturaleza, satisfacción vital y afectividad durante el confinamiento por la pandemia COVID-19)

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Pages 123-158 | Received 09 Apr 2021, Accepted 10 Aug 2022, Published online: 16 Apr 2023

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