Do Preferences for Waterscapes Persist in Inclement Weather and Extend to Sub-aquatic Scenes?

White, Mathew P.; Cracknell, Deborah; Corcoran, Abigail; Jenkinson, Gemma; Depledge, Michael H.

doi:10.1080/01426397.2012.759919

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“…autumn) surfaced in clusters scoring lower on valence. Together, these findings are in line with previous research stating that weather type matters for the appraisal of environmental scenes (Beute & de Kort, 2013;White et al, 2014). In addition, bad weather can put constraints on restorative potential, leading to higher depression rates (Hartig, Catalano, & Ong, 2007) which again-albeit indirectly-points to the importance of restorative potential for preference ratings.…”

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“…The environmental scenes were then, in a separate run through the images, scored on two dimensions of preference: aesthetics and attitude. In addition to the environment manipulation, we also manipulated weather type (sunny vs. overcast weather), as previous research indicated that besides a consistent preference for natural over urban environments, similar preferential patterns exist for sunny versus overcast and light versus dark environments (Beute & de Kort, 2013;White, Cracknell, Corcoran, Jenkinson, & Depledge, 2014). We expected that natural and sunny environments would evoke more positive associations as well as receive higher preference ratings than urban and overcast environments, respectively.…”

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Thinking of nature: associations with natural versus urban environments and their relation to preference

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2018

Landscape Research

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People generally prefer natural over urban environments, but little is known about what people think about when they see these environments. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations with these scenes and their relation with preference. In a series of three studies 336 participants were asked to generate associations with photos. Study One manipulated naturalness of the environment as well as weather type. The data were analysed quantitatively by asking participants to rate the associations on valence, and qualitatively by a post hoc pile-sorting task on the associations. We found that associations with natural and sunny environments were more positive than those with urban and overcast environments. Natural scenes seem to elicit mainly positively valenced associations, whereas associations with urban environments were mixed. Content analyses confirmed these outcomes, indicating that how we experience an environment as well as its' restorative potential are important for preference formation.

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Thinking of nature: associations with natural versus urban environments and their relation to preference

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Kort

2018

Landscape Research

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“…While coastlines have these perceived restorative qualities and can provide benefits to their visitors, the condition of the environment can vary dramatically, which can influence people’s experiences. For instance, weather, a dynamic feature for all environments, can have a strong influence ( M. P. White, Cracknell, Corcoran, Jenkinson, & Depledge, 2013 ). Coastal environments are also transformed by the tide.…”

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Factors That Can Undermine the Psychological Benefits of Coastal Environments

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Environment and Behavior

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The beneficial effects of blue environments have been well documented; however, we do not know how marine litter might modify these effects. Three studies adopted a picture-rating task to examine the influence of litter on preference, perceived restorative quality, and psychological impacts. Photographs varied the presence of marine litter (Study 1) and the type of litter (Studies 2 and 3). The influence of tide and the role of connectedness were also explored. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, it was shown that litter can undermine the psychological benefits that the coast ordinarily provides, thus demonstrating that, in addition to environmental costs of marine litter, there are also costs to people. Litter stemming from the public had the most negative impact. This research extends our understanding of the psychological benefits from natural coastal environments and the threats to these benefits from abundant and increasing marine litter.

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“…more ‘blue’); they persisted using black and white images, or different types of weather, since aquatic landscapes are still preferred in rainy/stormy weather. Furthermore, underwater scenes are also highly rated (White et al ., 2014a).…”

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“…Participants reported that visitor litter indicated lack of care and deliberate behaviour on the part of the litterers. These studies suggest that while overall weather conditions may not change overall preferences for blue space (White et al ., 2014a), there are definitely variations in the state of the blue space that affect visit experiences.…”

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The ‘Blue Gym’: What can blue space do for you and what can you do for blue space?

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The Blue Gym Initiative was created in the UK in 2009 to explore: (1) whether blue space environments might be positively related to human health and well-being; and (2) whether the public could be encouraged to preserve and protect these environments. Whilst the wider initiative considers all blue spaces including inland bodies of water (e.g. lakes, rivers and canals as well as the coasts and oceans), to date the focus has been primarily on marine and coastal environments. In this paper, we provide a brief history of the Blue Gym Initiative, and outline some of the research that has emerged to date. An important early finding was the observation that individuals living near the coast are generally healthier and happier than those living inland; much subsequent work has tried to understand why this might be. More recently we have begun to focus on how to promote pro-marine behaviours (e.g. sustainable fish choice, reduction of plastic use, avoidance of littering). This strand is still very much work in progress but highlights the importance of understanding public awareness, values and attitudes and the power of visualization in communicating the marine sustainability issues. We conclude with a brief discussion of some of the implications of the findings and future research needs.

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Do Preferences for Waterscapes Persist in Inclement Weather and Extend to Sub-aquatic Scenes?

Cited by 38 publications

References 53 publications

Thinking of nature: associations with natural versus urban environments and their relation to preference

Thinking of nature: associations with natural versus urban environments and their relation to preference

Factors That Can Undermine the Psychological Benefits of Coastal Environments

The ‘Blue Gym’: What can blue space do for you and what can you do for blue space?

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