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Forestry
Jing Xie, Shixian Luo, Katsunori Furuya, Huixin Wang, Jiao Zhang, Qian Wang, Hongyu Li, Jie Chen
Summary: This study examines the value of cultural ecosystem services (CESs) in a green cultural heritage site and the relationship between cultural ecosystem values and perceived attention restoration/stress reduction. The results show that the cultural ecosystem values of the green cultural heritage site were rated highly except for the sense of place. Spending time in the green cultural heritage site provided significant perceived attention restoration and stress reduction. Aesthetics and cultural heritage significantly affected perceived stress reduction, while attention restoration showed a significant positive correlation with aesthetic value and sense of place. The more visitors perceived the value of CESs, the more significant the perceived stress reduction and attention recovery were. The findings enhance our knowledge about restorative environmental attributes and can be utilized as inspiration for designing restorative environments in green cultural heritage sites.
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Construction & Building Technology
Pegah Hajibeigi, Mahdieh Pazhouhanfar, Patrik Grahn, Hasan Nazif
Summary: Research on restorative environments has shown that green facades are a promising model for natural spaces in urban and densely populated areas. This study investigated the relationship between architectural design attributes of green building facades and perceived restoration potential. The results revealed that factors such as the diversity, symmetry, configuration, and materials of greenery influenced people's perception of restoration potential. Stone and cement used in green facades were found to be the most influential factors.
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Sheila J. Backman, Yu-Chih Huang, Chun-Chu Chen, Hsiao-Yun Lee, Jen-Son Cheng
Summary: This study applies environmental psychology and consumer well-being perspectives to explore the restorative potentials of wellness tourism settings by drawing on the concept of restorative environments and Kaplan and Kaplan's Attention Restoration Theory framework. The findings suggest that the restorative environment is crucial for the wellness experience, positive emotions, life satisfaction, loyalty, and intention to revisit.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Ching-Cheng Shen, Dan Wang, Jennifer Pasion Loverio
Summary: The demand for agritourism has grown as farms seek to diversify their income and urban dwellers look for a slower pace of travel. This study establishes a model to explore how the consumer landscape affects place attachment, with attention recovery as a mediating variable. The findings provide practical suggestions for developing organic agriculture.
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Environmental Studies
Elif Celikors, Nancy M. Wells
Summary: This study examines the cognitive benefits of exposure to the natural environment and the Attention Restoration Theory. The results show that low-level visual features of images can partially predict subjective restorative qualities and mediate the relationship between naturalness and restorative qualities.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Haoran Ma, Qing Xu, Yan Zhang
Summary: According to the Attentional Restoration Theory (ART), cognitive restoration may occur when the physical environment exhibits high restorative quality. This study proposes a machine learning based method using Street View Images (SVIs) to assess the restoration quality of campus environments on a large scale. The results show that SVIs accurately predict the restoration quality of the campus environment, and different visual features contribute differently to the restoration quality, providing new perspectives for assessing and designing healthy campus environments.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Qunyue Liu, Zhipeng Zhu, Zhixiong Zhuo, Shuping Huang, Chunying Zhang, Xiabin Shen, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Qitang Huang, Siren Lan
Summary: The study found that residents in Fuzhou and Macau tend to give higher ratings to familiar urban park environments. Respondents rated the restorative potential of natural settings and familiar urban park settings equally. Place dependence and place identity played significant and positive roles in contributing to residents' views of the restorative potential of familiar urban park settings.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chang Li, Yu Yuan, Changan Sun, Minkai Sun
Summary: This study compared the effects of different types of urban and rural landscape scenes on attention restoration using the Perceived Restorativeness Scale, perception complexity scoring, and eye tracking. The results showed that rural natural scenes had the highest restoration effect, and waterscapes and well-maintained vegetation were positively correlated with restorative benefits. Weeds and hardscapes were negatively correlated with restoration, possibly due to the maintenance of these typical elements. The harmony of elements with the environment was a key factor.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Janet P. Trammell, Shaya C. Aguilar
Summary: Natural environment may not always enhance mood, but it can improve cognitive tasks with moderate attentional demand. Exercise can improve mood and executive function, but there is no significant interaction between environment and exercise.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Eleanor Ratcliffe
Summary: The acoustic experiences of nature can positively impact human emotions and cognition, especially in relieving stress and fatigue. The characteristics of sound environments should be included in the theoretical framework of restorative environments to promote more comprehensive research.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Frank Schumann, Michael B. Steinborn, Jens Kuerten, Liyu Cao, Barbara Friederike Haendel, Lynn Huestegge
Summary: In this study, the current status of theoretical and empirical research in the field of experimental rest breaks was evaluated using a framework combining mental-chronometry and psychometric measurement theory. A taxonomy of rest breaks was provided to classify empirical studies, while theorizing in both basic and applied research fields was evaluated. Guidelines for theory building and future empirical approaches were provided, emphasizing the potential for psychometrically advanced research to mitigate adverse effects of increasing task demands on performance and well-being.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Business
Pok Man Tang, Anthony Klotz, Shawn McClean, Randy Lee
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between contact with nature at work and employee creativity. The studies conducted in the United States, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Canada found that nature can enhance employees' creativity, especially for those with high levels of openness to experience.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Maria Johansson, Anders Flykt, Jens Frank, Terry Hartig
Summary: This paper discusses the contribution of nature to psychological well-being, focusing on the role of encounters with wildlife in restorative processes. Research indicates that the presence or absence of different animals in a setting can influence people's willingness to visit, with liked species increasing appreciation and fear of encountering other species potentially discouraging visits.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Xianyang Hu, Songshan Huang, Ganghua Chen, Feifei Hua
Summary: The isolation and anomie caused by modern life have led to multiple identity threats. This study examines the relationships between perceived destination restorative qualities and tourist self-identity in two Chinese tourist samples. The results show that compatibility and mentally-away dimensions positively contribute to self-identity, while the physically-away dimension has no significant effect. The extent and fascination dimensions have differentiated effects on self-identity across the two samples.
JOURNAL OF DESTINATION MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Lingchen Zhai, Chaohui Wang, Tingting (Christina) Zhang, Haohao Qiao, Yuhe Gao, Yuting Tao, Juan Liu
Summary: This study developed and validated a five-dimension scale of tourist rural destination restorative capacity, consisting of the dimensions of fascination, compatibility, extent, being away, and life atmosphere. The study found that restorative capacity directly affects restorative outcomes for tourists. The findings contribute to the limited literature in this area and provide an important index for destination managers to improve the restorative capacity of vacation sites and promote the image of these attractions among travelers.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH
(2023)
