Stress-reducing effects of indoor plants in the built healthcare environment: The mediating role of perceived attractiveness
Stress-reducing effects of indoor plants in the built healthcare environment: The mediating role of perceived attractiveness
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.01.013
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Pruyn, A.
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作者：
Dijkstra, K.;Pieterse, M. E.;Pruyn, A.
Objective.建筑医疗环境中的自然元素已被证明具有潜在的减压特性。为了阐明自然界减压效应的潜在机制，本研究调查室内植物的减压效应是否因为这样的环境被认为更有吸引力而发生。采用单因素受试者间实验设计（自然：室内植物与无植物），其中参与者（n = 77）被描述为可能的军团菌诊断住院的情况。这项研究于2007年3月至5月在荷兰进行。随后，他们被曝光了一张医院病房的照片。这个房间里，要么是室内的植物，要么就是墙上挂着一幅城市环境的画。之后，测量了感知压力和感知吸引力的医院房间。被暴露在有室内植物的病房里的参与者报告说，他们的压力比对照组要小。中介分析证实，医院病房的室内植物通过感知到的吸引力来降低压力感。这项研究证实了天然元素在建筑医疗环境中的减压特性。它也揭示了导致这种压力减轻的潜在机制。(C)2008年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
Objective. Natural elements in the built healthcare environment have shown to hold potential stress-reducing properties. In order to shed light on the underlying mechanism of stress-reducing effects of nature, the present study investigates whether the stress-reducing effects of indoor plants occur because such an environment is perceived as being more attractive.Method. A single-factor between-subjects experimental design (nature: indoor plants vs. no plants) was used in which participants (n = 77) were presented with a scenario describing hospitalization with a possible legionella diagnosis. The study was conducted from March to May 2007 in the Netherlands. Subsequently, they were exposed to a photo of a hospital room. In this room were either indoor plants, or there was a painting of an urban environment on the wall. Afterwards, perceived stress and the perceived attractiveness of the hospital room were measured.Results. Participants exposed to the hospital room with indoor plants reported less stress than those in the control condition. Mediation analysis confirmed that indoor plants in a hospital room reduce feelings of stress through the perceived attractiveness of the room.Conclusion. This study confirms the stress-reducing properties of natural elements in the built healthcare environment. It also sheds light on the underlying mechanism causing this stress-reduction. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.