Developing two new questionnaires: (Retrospective) Intentional Forest Exposure Scale (IFES and R-IFES)

This study aims to develop and conduct an initial psychometric evaluation of two new questionnaires measuring individuals’ levels of exposure to forest environments in a comprehensive way: the Intentional Forest Exposure Scale (IFES) and the Retrospective Intentional Forest Exposure Scale (R-IFES). The development of these questionnaires aims to extend the idea of the Intentional Nature Exposure Scale (INES) and the Retrospective Intentional Nature Exposure Scale (R-INES) (Kamitsis & Francis, 2013; Wood et al., 2019) into the context of exposure to forest environments, accounting for the aspects of recreation and psychological restoration.