The Influence of Landscape-Emotional Responses on Restorative Benefits
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Lin, Ying-Hsuan
Abstract
Because of the neglect on individual differences, evidences concerning individual emotional responses on landscape as the mediator between exposure to greenery and landscape restorative benefits is lacking. In this study, I investigated whether there is a relationship between a walk in different Greenery and Attention Restoration and Restorative Experiences. Furthermore, whether the relationship is mediated through emotional responses, including Place Attachment, Landscape Secure Attachment, and Social Interaction, on the landscape was walked in. In University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a total sample of 121 college students and staff aged 22.08 years participated in this laboratory experiment. We used bootstrapping to do multiple mediation analysis and revealed that the relationship between the greenery on the street and Recovery was mediated partly through Landscape Dependence and Landscape Identity, or was mediated partly through Insecure Attachment, or was mediated partly through Interaction with Friend. It also revealed that the relationship between greenery on the street and Reflection was partly mediated through Landscape Identity, or was mediated partly through Landscape Insecure, or was fully mediated through Significant Other. Our results partly accords with those researches focused on the health effects of nature exposure. However, more evidence of causality and studies comparing different mediators in different population groups are needed.
Subjects
emotional response
emotional bonding
place attachment
secure attachment
social interaction
mediation
Type
thesis
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