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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Attention restoration"”.
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Running, Attention Restoration Theory and Environmental Compatibility.
… taken place without a theoretical framework. Attention Restoration Theory (ART, Kaplan, 1995), previously used to explain the psychological responses to particular environments, most notably, nature, has been expanded beyond its current paradigm to incorporate activities, such as running …
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Attention restoration benefits of integrating green space into office environment
… contact with natural environments can result in attention restoration for people who are mentally fatigued. In spite of this knowledge, we do not know the extent to which green indoor places impact attention restoration. Studies assessing the impact of green indoor spaces on attention have focus …
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Green exercise: Combined influence of environment and exercise to promote wellbeing
… environments facilitated wellbeing-related attention restoration. However, this method did not provide an accurate multisensory experience, therefore lacking ecological validity. Chapter 5 investigated methodologies for controlling the exercise component, comparing wellbeing-related outcomes …
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Children, Attention, and Nature: Evidence From AD/HD and Poor Urban Populations
… a systematic positive link between nature and attention in children. This work also contributes to Attention Restoration Theory, and the literature on the benefits of views of nature. Implications for design of children's spaces are discussed.
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Sálfræðileg endurheimt í frístundahúsum: Áhrif umhverfis á vellíðan og heilsu
… er lögð á kenninguna um endurheimta athygli (Attention Restoration Theory), þar sem fjórir meginþættir, fjarlægð, hrifning, umfang og samþýðanleiki, eru taldir lykilatriði í því hvernig umhverfi geti stutt við sálfræðilega endurheimt. Verkefnið samanstendur af fræðilegri samantekt ásamt könnun …
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Nature as Nurture: Rural Older Women's Perspectives on The Natural Environment
… to take part. Informed by place attachment and attention restoration theory, and guided by the life course framework of human development, the purpose of this qualitative investigation was to deepen understanding about how a nature trajectory is established and the factors that influence the …
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The impact of exposure to restorative settings and laptop use on cognitive functioning
… of green spaces on people's capacity to pay attention. But in these studies, participants had no distractions to direct their attention elsewhere. In many green spaces today, however, many people have a common distraction – the screen on their laptop computer or mobile device. The goal of …
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Landscape design criteria for creating a restorative environment in outdoor areas of Ikenberry Commons Residence Halls
… challenges in sustaining their capacity to pay attention. Students are involved in numerous activities throughout the day that require them to draw on their attentional capacity – a capacity that often fatigues before the students have completed their work for the day. Past research demonstrates …
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Prophylactic Architecture
… of Psychologically Supportive Design (PSD) and Attention Restoration Theory (ART) to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This approach contrasts and augments the concept of Pathogenesis, the focus on resultant illnesses and disease that defines the current healthcare paradigm. If …
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Nature Images and Fractal Scale-Invariance upon Prosociality
… and positive affect, cognition (with focus upon attention and consciousness), and social well-being are outlined alongside known mechanisms for these effects. Extant empirical work in neuropsychology is reviewed to support that attention is not merely restored by natural environments (e.g., …
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How to foster visitors’ environmentally responsible behaviour in nature-based tourism of South Korea
… context, nature-based tourism (NBT) has gained attention for its potential to promote stress recovery, attentional restoration, and wellbeing, as explained by Attention Restoration Theory and Stress Recovery Theory. These restorative outcomes are also associated with ecological awareness and …
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Psychological and neurological implications of walking in urban nature
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2023-12-01
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An examination of the bio-psychological benefits of physical activity in parks and urban green spaces : a mixed-method approach
… have been identified as places for mental restoration and social development there is the potential to address a number of bio-psychosocial health inequalities by encouraging urban park use. The current research explores the link between people and nature within the urban context of …
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Access to nature and adolescents’ psychological well-being
… they were assigned. I measured participants attentional functioning using a standard battery of test and their physiological stress using a Biofeedback device. Results demonstrate that classroom views to green landscapes cause significantly better performance on tests of attention and …
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Plant diversity, preference, and psychological well-being
… affect landscape preferences, short-term attentional functioning, and stress levels. I specifically examined the effects of plant species richness on these landscape perceptions and health outcomes while accounting for vegetation density. To address these research questions, I conducted a …
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Quantifying the Benefits of Multisensory Biophilic Restorative Experiences: An Empirical Study Measuring Effects on How Engineers Feel, Think, and Design
This dissertation investigates the effects of multisensory biophilic restorative experiences on how engineers feel, think, and design. While previous research on the restorative effects of biophilic experiences have mostly focused on the benefits of visual exposure, less is known about the …