Viewing Natural vs. Urban Images and Emotional Facial Expressions: An Exploratory Study

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7651" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7651</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147651" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph18147651</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Viewing Natural vs. Urban Images and Emotional Facial Expressions: An Exploratory Study

Original language description

There is a large body of evidence that exposure to simulated natural scenes has positive effects on emotions and reduces stress. Some studies have used self-reported assessments, and others have used physiological measures or combined self-reports with physiological measures; however, analysis of facial emotional expression has rarely been assessed. In the present study, participant facial expressions were analyzed while viewing forest trees with foliage, forest trees without foliage, and urban images by iMotions’ AFFDEX software designed for the recognition of facial emotions. It was assumed that natural images would evoke a higher magnitude of positive emotions in facial expressions and a lower magnitude of negative emotions than urban images. However, the results showed only very low magnitudes of facial emotional responses, and differences between natural and urban images were not significant. While the stimuli used in the present study represented an ordinary deciduous forest and urban streets, differences between the effects of mundane and at-tractive natural scenes and urban images are discussed. It is suggested that more attractive images could result in more pronounced emotional facial expressions. The findings of the present study have methodological relevance for future research. Moreover, not all urban dwellers have the possibility to spend time in nature; therefore, knowing more about the effects of some forms of simulated natural scenes surrogate nature also has some practical relevance.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - 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)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International journal of environmental research and public health

ISSN

1661-7827

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

14

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

"Article number: 7651"

UT code for WoS article

000676382500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85110388669