The Impact of Company’s Intimacy Level on Safety Perception and Environmental Preference
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
So, Ho
Abstract
The preference of landscape is an integration study of human and landscape environment which is used to understand the feelings and willingness to visit a site. The issues of landscape preference were studied in a variety of perspectives. Evolutionary theory, for example, had a point that preference is from the survival instinct of human beings. By selecting a site with much higher security to live or stay, much more opportunity can be held to improve survival. The issues of tour companion also raised about the safety topic. Staats and Hartig (2004) found that the one who’s accompanied by friends will have different consciousness which is safety on the environment which becomes an important consideration of the preference and willingness to the site. However, the companion we choose to go with is not always the same relation as last time or before. There are many kinds companion due to the extent of intimacy. Intimate relationship theory makes a point that this kind of interpersonal relationship provides some functions like safety, care, and others. Not every relationship, however, has same outcomes on these functions. It was found by Coan, Schaefer, and Davidson (2006) that intimate relationship has the effect of mitigating the discomfort when we encounter a threat, and the results showed that this comfort effect with intimate partner was much better than with stranger. For this reason, this study proposed that the intimacy of the relationship may play a role in the safety perception of the landscape environment, and brings about the differences of preference. The results found that when subject is accompanied, the preference and the safety perception to the landscape is different from the state which is being alone. While the relation between the subject and his companion is much more intimate, the consciousness of safety of the subject becomes higher, and this changes the preference to the site which is also be promoted. Though, not every companion can raise our feeling of safety and preference to the landscape. It depends on the character who is being a care giver, like a mother, and who is being a care receiver, like a child. The safety to the landscape of a care giver would be cut down due to his travel partner which is relatively the care receiver one. And this result also reflects on the preference to a landscape. The results of this study indicate the importance of a companion to us, especially with a distinct intimacy. In addition, the position of care or be cared also make the perception and preference change. This study can be used as future landscape preferences and site selecting research which may consider the impact of tour companion and the relation between them to strengthen research integrity.
Subjects
intimate relationship
tour companion
landscape perception
safety
landscape preference
Type
thesis
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