Facial expressions and self-reported emotions when viewing nature images

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/10588" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/10588</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710588" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph191710588</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Facial expressions and self-reported emotions when viewing nature images

Original language description

Many studies have demonstrated that exposure to simulated natural scenes has positive effects on emotions and reduces stress. In the present study, we investigated emotional facial expressions while viewing images of various types of natural environments. Both automated facial expression analysis by iMotions’ AFFDEX 8.1 software (iMotions, Copenhagen, Denmark) and self-reported emotions were analyzed. Attractive and unattractive natural images were used, representing either open or closed natural environments. The goal was to further understand the actual features and characteristics of natural scenes that could positively affect emotional states and to evaluate face reading technology to measure such effects. It was predicted that attractive natural scenes would evoke significantly higher levels of positive emotions than unattractive scenes. The results showed generally small values of emotional facial expressions while observing the images. The facial expression of joy was significantly higher than that of other registered emotions. Contrary to predictions, there was no difference between facial emotions while viewing attractive and unattractive scenes. However, the self-reported emotions evoked by the images showed significantly larger differences between specific categories of images in accordance with the predictions. The differences between the registered emotional facial expressions and self-reported emotions suggested that the participants more likely described images in terms of common stereotypes linked with the beauty of natural environments. This result might be an important finding for further methodological considerations.

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

2022

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

1660-4601

Volume of the periodical

19

Issue of the periodical within the volume

17

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

"Article number: 10588"

UT code for WoS article

000852503100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85137605684