Development of the PRCQ: A measure of perceived restorative characteristics of zoo attractions

Pals, R.; Steg, Linda; Siero, Frans W.; Zee, van Karen Oudenhoven-van der

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.08.005

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“…The present tense produced the greatest degree of clarity in people's understanding of the items and this tense was adopted for the development of the shorter scale in both languages. In line with previous research (Hinkin, 1995;Pals et al, 2009), our interviews showed it to be important to avoid double negation and to use positive wording.…”

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“…From our exploratory analysis and from our review of the literature it turns out that the "compatibility" items have not loaded onto a separate factor in any convincing way (Hartig et al, 1997a;Pals et al, 2009;Pasini & Berto, 2007). This may be due to a conceptual problem in that "compatibility" is a loose kind of personality measure embedded in the ART.…”

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“…In part, this is because some items vary from study to study and in part because the majority of studies are aimed at using rather than analyzing the scale (Bodin & Hartig, 2003;Lehto, 2013;Pals, Steg, Siero, & Van der Zee, 2009;Norling, Sibthorp, Ruddell, 2008). The PRS is based on the Attention Restoration Theory (ART; Kaplan, 1995) and it was initially made up of 26 items aimed to measure an individual's perception of 5 restorative factors assumed to be present to a greater or lesser extent in the environment.…”

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How to Measure the Restorative Quality of Environments: The PRS-11

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The Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS) has been reported relatively frequently in the literature, despite the psychometric and factorial properties of the scale not being well established. We argue that a detailed understanding of the meaning of individual items is the proper starting point for scale development and used this approach to develop shorter (11-item rather than 26-item) parallel versions in both Italian and English. Data collected from samples of Italian (n = 230) and English speakers (n = 100) were analysed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), comparing a 5 models based on previous published research and underlying theory. A four-factor model that mirrored four elements of Attention Restoration Theory (ART) had the best fit to the data. The resulting composite scale was invariant across nationality and gender.

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“…Although most research carried out on restorative environments focuses on the restorative benefits of real or simulated (e.g., photographs) natural ecosystems, compared with more urban settings, a smaller number of studies have explored alternative potentially restorative environments, such as botanical gardens, zoos, museums, and houses of worship (e.g., Ballantyne, Packer, & Hughes, 2008; Bennett & Swasey, 1996; Herzog, Ouellette, Rolens, & Koenigs, 2010; Kaplan, Bardwell, & Slakter, 1993; Packer & Bond, 2010; Pals, Steg, Siero, & van der Zee, 2009). Some of these weather-independent places may provide important access points to nature that would not be accessible ordinarily.…”

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Marine Biota and Psychological Well-Being

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Exposure to natural environments can have calming and stress-reducing effects on humans. Moreover, previous studies suggest that these benefits may be greater in areas with higher species richness. Our study took advantage of a “natural experiment” to examine people’s behavioral, physiological, and psychological reactions to increases in levels of marine biota in a large aquarium exhibit during three stages of restocking: Unstocked, Partially stocked, and Fully stocked. We found that increased biota levels were associated with longer spontaneous viewing of the exhibit, greater reductions in heart rate, greater increases in self-reported mood, and higher interest. We suggest that higher biota levels, even in managed settings, may be associated with important well-being and health benefits, particularly for individuals not able to access the natural analogues of managed environments.

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“…This concept also has been described as experiencing the combination of 'connectedness' and 'scope' in an environment (Kaplan and Kaplan, 1989). The component of 'connectedness' refers to coherence and relatedness between environmental elements to each other and if the elements constitute to a larger structure (Pals et al, 2009). The component of 'scope' refers to the scale and capacity of the environment that provide enough to see and experience (Kaplan, 2001b).…”

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Restoration Experience Measurement Methods in Contact with Green Open Spaces

Malekinezhad¹,

Lamit²

2018

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Contact with nature is suggested to be as an important resource for human health and well-being. Stress alleviation and reduction of mental fatigue are main instances of improvement of human health and well-being in contact with nature. Although the term restoration experience in contact with nature has been used repeatedly for concepts of stress alleviation and reduction of mental fatigue, these refer to different sets of theories and research studies. In this paper, by reviewing the nature-health related theories of Biophilia, Stress Recovery Theory, Attention Restoration Theory and Supportive Environment Theory (SET), the similarities and differences between these two concepts have been discussed. Moreover, the measurement approach instruments based on different study methodologies and aims are provided. This paper could provide information for future studies with focus on factors to be of benefit for restoration experience in design and planning of natural landscape environments with the aim of health and well-being development.

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Development of the PRCQ: A measure of perceived restorative characteristics of zoo attractions

Cited by 77 publications

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