The effect of music on the perception of outdoor urban environment
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://peerj.com/articles/9770" target="_blank" >https://peerj.com/articles/9770</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9770" target="_blank" >10.7717/peerj.9770</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The effect of music on the perception of outdoor urban environment
Original language description
Music may modify the impression of a visual environment. Most studies have explored the effect of music on the perception of various service settings, but the effect of music on the perception of outdoor environments has not yet been adequately explored. Music may make an environment more pleasant and enhance the relaxation effect of outdoor recreational activities. This study investigated the effect of music on the evaluation of urban built and urban natural environments. The participants (N=94) were asked to evaluate five environments in terms of spatio-cognitive and emotional dimensions while listening to music. Two types of music were selected: music with a fast tempo and music with a slow tempo. In contrast with a previous study by Yamasaki, Yamada and Laukka (2015), our experiment revealed that there was only a slight and not significant influence of music on the evaluation of the environment. The effect of music was mediated by the liking of music, but only in the dimensions of Pleasant and Mystery. The environmental features of the evaluated locations had a stronger effect than music on the evaluation of the environments. Environments with natural elements were perceived as more pleasant, interesting, coherent, and mysterious than urban built environments regardless of the music. It is suggested that the intensity of music may be an important factor in addition to the research methodology, individual variables, and cultural differences.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PeerJ
ISSN
2167-8359
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1.9.2020
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
"Article Number: e9770"
UT code for WoS article
000564476600004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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