2 0 1 7 ) ▁discovered ▁that ▁individuals ▁that ▁participated ▁in ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁reported ▁a ▁significantly ▁greater ▁increase ▁in ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁live ▁an ▁environment ally - friend ly ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁their ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁marine ▁issues ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁test ▁groups ▁after ▁the ▁inter vention . ▁ ▁Well be ing ▁ ▁Beach ▁clean ing ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁a ▁positive ▁m ood ▁and ▁feeling ▁of ▁ful fill ment . ▁W yles ▁et ▁al . ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁compared ▁the ▁effect ▁various ▁coast al ▁activities - ▁beach ▁clean ing , ▁rock ▁pool ing , ▁and ▁walking ▁on ▁the ▁beach - ▁had ▁on ▁well ▁being . ▁The ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁participants ▁experienced ▁an ▁improvement ▁in ▁m ood ▁across ▁all ▁three ▁activities , ▁although ▁individuals ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁reported ▁a ▁statist ically ▁significant ▁difference ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁meaning ▁they ▁derived ▁from ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁compared ▁to ▁walking ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁and ▁rock ▁pool ing . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁on ▁personal ▁well ▁being ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁conducted . ▁However , ▁the ▁two ▁core ▁components ▁of ▁beach ▁clean ing - ▁sp ending ▁time ▁by ▁the ▁ocean ▁and ▁volunte ering ▁to ▁advance ▁environmental ▁ste ward ship - ▁have ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁improved ▁well ▁being , ▁m ood , ▁and ▁out look ▁on ▁life . ▁For ▁example , ▁K oss ▁and ▁Kings ley ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁found ▁that ▁individuals ▁who ▁volunte ered ▁at ▁protected ▁marine