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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"restorativeness"”.
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Developing a Digital Sustainability Framework for Interior Construction Projects: A Stakeholder-Centred Digital Platform for Sustainable Decision-Making and Biophilic Integration
… and psychological outcomes (affect, perceived restorativeness) were collected pre- and post-exposure. To support interpretability, HRV indices included the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD) and the low frequency/high frequency ratio (LF/HF), capturing parasympathetic activity …
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Recreating Parks as Places for Restoration, Reconnection, and Reconciliation
… and perceived health effects, attention restorativeness, and completed the Connection to Nature Scale instrument. Salivary cortisol samples were collected to assess physiological impacts of nature experiences. Though sample size was small, results provided a rich picture of how people …
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Landscape design criteria for creating a restorative environment in outdoor areas of Ikenberry Commons Residence Halls
… campus and asked students to rate the perceived restorativeness of these spaces. Based on these results, we developed three designs for the space and held a focus group discussion with dormitory residents to discover students’ opinions about these designs and whether they created a sense of …
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Responses to representations of the built environment: the influence of emotion, attention and perspective-taking.
… tested. The dependent variables are: perceived restorativeness (Study 2), environmental preference as measured via informational variables (Study 3), and the emotional reactions people have to representations of the environment (Study 5). Results of these studies show that perspective-taking …
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Biophilia and Wellbeing: A multi-method study on indoor plants, mental health, and prosocial behaviour
… affect, reduced negative affect, perceived restorativeness, empathy, and prosocial orientation. The field study (Study 3) reinforced these findings, showing both immediate and lasting increases in mental wellbeing and prosociality following plant care. Intriguingly, improvements in …
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The impact of water and anthropogenic objects on implicit evaluations of natural scenes: a restorative environments perspective
… 1 using questions adapted from the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (a measure of the restorative potential of environments). Blue space scenes were rated more highly than green space scenes on all components except aesthetics. The presence of artificial objects resulted in lower ratings on all …
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Rocky Shores: From Habitat Threat to Marine Awareness & Well-Being Benefits
Previous psychological research has demonstrated the benefits of visiting natural environments, especially coastal areas. However, research within Marine Biology has shown that such visits can harm natural habitats. Consequently, this thesis uses an integrative approach to examine both the risks to …
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Angularity Versus Curvature in Interior Design: Effects on Aesthetic Preference, Stress Response, and Approach-Avoidance Tendencies
… affect, cognitive performance, and perceived restorativeness. The study used two pairs of photo-realistic three-dimensional living spaces, exclusively differing in form (angular versus curved) and style (modern versus classic). Out of 33 variables assessed, only two revealed differences, …