A measure of restorative quality in environments

Hartig, Terry; Korpela, Kalevi; Evans, Gary W.; Gärling, Tommy

doi:10.1080/02815739708730435

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“…A tested German translation of the PRS was used and adapted slightly to the context of the study. This scale has frequently been used and allows comparisons with other studies in urban areas (Eder et al 2016;Hartig et al 1997;Hernández & Hidalgo 2005) and mountainous contexts (Wöran & Arnberger 2012). …”

Section: Survey Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Extent / coherence describes the feeling of entering a new world, which is not chaotic and confusing. Environments that are compatible with visitors' needs and purposes support their intended activities (Hartig et al 1997;Herzog et al 2003;Kaplan & Kaplan 1989).…”

Section: Landscape-based Human Health Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Restoring people's attentional capacity is one of the positive effects nature has on humans (Kaplan & Kaplan 1989). Attention Restoration Theory asserts that people can concentrate better after a stay in nature compared to a stay in the built environment (Hartig et al 1997;Kaplan & Kaplan 1989). Settings that favour recovery from directed attention fatigue -restorative environments -feature four qualities: being away, extent / coherence, fascination and compatibility.…”

Section: Landscape-based Human Health Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Participants arrived at the study site by bus, after a journey time of about 30 minutes. On arriving at the meadow, they then sat and observed the scenery on-site for 25 minutes, after which they filled in several survey forms, dealing with perceived restorativeness (PRS, Hartig et al 1997), and perceptions of naturalness, biodiversity and aesthetics. Participants then went back to the bus, returning to their accommodation.…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS; Hartig et al 1997) was used to measure the perceived restorative quality of the meadows. The PRS consists of 16 items and measures four qualities of a restorative environment: being away, fascination, coherence and compatibility.…”

Section: Survey Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Affective priming of perceived environmental restorativeness

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2013

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Research into the perceived restorativeness of environments tends to focus on the Kaplans' Attention Restoration Theory at the expense of the affective considerations of Ulrich's psychoevolutionary model. To better understand the role of emotion, this study used contextual text-based primers (newspaper articles) to manipulate participants' affective state (positive or negative) prior to them rating different environments using the Restorative Components Scale. Sixty-nine participants completed the web-based study, being pseudo-randomly allocated to the positive- or negative-prime condition before rating three natural and three urban environments. Natural environments were rated as more restorative than urban, with negative-priming giving higher mean ratings for all environments. This effect was overall statistically significant for two components (Being Away and Fascination), but only Fascination showed a significant interaction of affective-prime and environment, a larger effect being seen for natural environments. Results are discussed in terms of current understanding of the interrelationship between attentional and affective processes.

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A measure of restorative quality in environments

Cited by 544 publications

References 20 publications

Perceived health benefits of managed and unmanaged meadows in a mountain biosphere reserve – an experimental study in the Austrian Alps

Perceived health benefits of managed and unmanaged meadows in a mountain biosphere reserve – an experimental study in the Austrian Alps

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Affective priming of perceived environmental restorativeness

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