Landscape preference: The role of attractiveness and spatial openness of the environment

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F23%3A50020560" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/23:50020560 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/8/666" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/8/666</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13080666" target="_blank" >10.3390/bs13080666</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Landscape preference: The role of attractiveness and spatial openness of the environment

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

To live a healthy lifestyle, urban residents need contact with nature and restoration in a natural environment. Environmental psychology has investigated the types and features of natural envi-ronments that could be optimal for restoration. Using a sample of undergraduates from the Czech Republic, the present study explored whether attractive and open natural environments are liked more and perceived as more restorative than unattractive and closed environments. Furthermore, this study explored which spatio-cognitive dimensions and emotional qualities of the environments are associated with the liking and perceived restoration of the environments. It was found that attractive and open environments were liked significantly more and had a significantly higher level of perceived restoration than attractive closed environments, but in the nonattractive environ-ments, the openness of the environments had no significant effects on liking and perceived resto-ration. Although we only found a significant contribution of the spatio-cognitive dimension of mystery to liking and perceived restoration, emotional qualities of the environment were a good predictor for the liking and perceived restoration of natural environments. The effect of aesthetical qualities of images and photographic technique used should be also considered. The results are discussed in connection with the fact that preference for attractive landscapes may lead to an underestimation of the value of ordinary nature in neighborhoods.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Landscape preference: The role of attractiveness and spatial openness of the environment

Popis výsledku anglicky

To live a healthy lifestyle, urban residents need contact with nature and restoration in a natural environment. Environmental psychology has investigated the types and features of natural envi-ronments that could be optimal for restoration. Using a sample of undergraduates from the Czech Republic, the present study explored whether attractive and open natural environments are liked more and perceived as more restorative than unattractive and closed environments. Furthermore, this study explored which spatio-cognitive dimensions and emotional qualities of the environments are associated with the liking and perceived restoration of the environments. It was found that attractive and open environments were liked significantly more and had a significantly higher level of perceived restoration than attractive closed environments, but in the nonattractive environ-ments, the openness of the environments had no significant effects on liking and perceived resto-ration. Although we only found a significant contribution of the spatio-cognitive dimension of mystery to liking and perceived restoration, emotional qualities of the environment were a good predictor for the liking and perceived restoration of natural environments. The effect of aesthetical qualities of images and photographic technique used should be also considered. The results are discussed in connection with the fact that preference for attractive landscapes may lead to an underestimation of the value of ordinary nature in neighborhoods.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Behavioral Sciences

ISSN

2076-328X

e-ISSN

2076-328X

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

"Article number: 666"

Kód UT WoS článku

001055708200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85169087558