Window view and relaxation: Viewing green space from a high-rise estate improves urban dwellers’ wellbeing

Elsadek, Mohamed; Liu, Binyi; Xie, Junfang

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126846

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“…mixed or natural) showed lower odds for symptoms of depression and anxiety and reported a more positive emotional situation during lockdown than individuals with urban or no views. These results are consistent with previous studies that reported a more positive mood in urban dwellers exposed to greenspaces through window (Elsadek et al, 2020) and how individuals exposed to natural environments were able to recover from a stressful situation faster than individuals exposed to urban settings (Ulrich et al, 1991). Finally, the effect of different view types on emotions, only significant during lockdown, suggested that the effect of indirect contact with nature (e.g.…”

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Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health

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Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health

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“…In nature and well-being research, the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) is often used [40]. It is used to assess positive and negative effects, with each category consisting of 10 items (POSITIVE: alert, involved, alert, excited, enthusiastic, determined, motivated, proud, interested, and healthy) and (NEGATIVE: aggressive, irritable, embarrassed, guilty, distressed, angry, frightened, afraid, jittery, and nervous).…”

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The Effects of Different Natural Environment Influences on Health and Psychological Well-Being of People: A Case Study in Selangor

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Background: People benefit from the recreational services provided by an urban corridor, urban park, and urban forest. Due to ongoing land-use interest and urban development, however, these natural environments are coming under increasing pressure. Simultaneously, the world is becoming increasingly urbanised, and living in cities has been linked to mental health issues. On the other hand, different natural environments are known to create healthier environments, and the need for effective restorative environments has never been greater. The purpose of the study was to compare the impacts of walking in different natural environments. Methods: I) Kota Damansara Community Forest Reserve, II) Mutiara Damansara Recreational Park, and III) the Urban Green Corridor along Jalan PJU 7/7 were used as control study sites in this study. Each site was visited only once by the study participants (40 women and 40 men). Walking for 30 min was a part of the experiment. To identify the psychological effects of different natural environments, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS21), Profile of Mood States (POMS), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and Restoration Outcome Scale (ROS) were utilised. Results: In all three natural environments, the restorative effects were found to increase significantly. Conclusion: The overall conclusion of the field experiment is that being in an urban green corridor can also provide a refreshing environment. In terms of stress reduction among working adults, the recreational park is sufficient, while urban-forested areas are more effective in improving mental health by minimising stress, anxiety, and depression.

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“…Studies have come to promising conclusions on the psycho-physiological impacts of green spaces [10,11,12,13,14,15]. Conservation of green spaces, in terms of quantity and quality, is an urgent global challenge in the face of growing urbanization [16,17]. A recent research indicates that viewing the green facade appears to enhance individuals' mental and physiological health compared to viewing the building-wall [18].…”

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Foliage colors improve relaxation and emotional status of university students from different countries

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The therapeutic advantages of seeing plants have gained increasing consideration in stressful modern societies, however, evidence-based studies on how physiological and emotional states of individuals from different nationalities change when seeing different foliage colors are limited. The study was conducted to explore the physiological and psychological advantages of foliage colors as visual stimuli. The experiment included 40 men from two nations (age: 21.34 AE 3.50 years) and was carried out using five foliage colors including green, light green, green-yellow, green-red and green-white. Participants were exposed to each color for 2 min, when seeing the foliage colors, eye movements and oxy-Hb concentrations were continuously measured. Subjective evaluations of emotions were performed utilizing a semantic differential questionnaire. A significant decrease in oxy-Hb concentration in the frontal lobe was associated with the viewing of green and green-white plants by the Japanese participants and with viewing light green and green-yellow by the Egyptian participants. Participants spent higher fixation numbers and longer durations on these colors. The findings indicate that viewing of these plant colors was positively associated with physiological relaxation. Furthermore, these colors were associated with more positive feelings, such as calmness, comfort and naturalness. Therefore, the presence of these colors in spaces may have positive impacts on relaxation and emotional status.

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Window view and relaxation: Viewing green space from a high-rise estate improves urban dwellers’ wellbeing

Cited by 111 publications

References 38 publications

Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health

Contact with blue-green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown beneficial for mental health

The Effects of Different Natural Environment Influences on Health and Psychological Well-Being of People: A Case Study in Selangor

Foliage colors improve relaxation and emotional status of university students from different countries

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