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作者

Mikel Subiza-Pérez;Kalevi Korpela;Tytti Pasanen

来源

CITIES,Vol.111,Issue1,Article 103081

语言

英文

关键字

Psychological restoration;Squares;Built environment;Stress-recovery;Urban planning

作者单位

Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methods, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida Tolosa 70, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, Paseo Doctor Begiristain s/n, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, c/ Monforte de Lemos 3-5, Madrid 28029, Spain;Faculty of Social Sciences/Psychology, Tampere University, Kalevantie 4, 33100 Tampere, Finland;Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271 Helsinki, Finland;Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methods, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida Tolosa 70, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, Paseo Doctor Begiristain s/n, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, c/ Monforte de Lemos 3-5, Madrid 28029, Spain;Faculty of Social Sciences/Psychology, Tampere University, Kalevantie 4, 33100 Tampere, Finland;Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271 Helsinki, Finland

摘要

Attention Restoration Theory (ART) and Stress Recovery Theory (SRT) highlight the restorative properties of natural or green environments. However, the study of the psychological benefits obtained through contact with built open urban places, such as squares or streets, has received far less attention. In this paper we present a within-subjects pretest-posttest quasi-experimental field study that assessed the restoration experience of a sample of university students (N = 34) visiting two squares in a European city. Statistical analyses revealed that participants' attentional performance improved and negative affect (depression and stress) decreased after spending 20 min in the squares. There was no increase in positive affect. Nature orientedness was significantly related to some of the pretest-posttest changes, leading to lower fatigue and attentional restoration in one square. The results suggest that built open urban settings can provide some restorative benefits.