Awe, the small self, and prosocial behavior.

Piff, Paul K.; Dietze, Paul; Feinberg, Matthew; Stancato, Daniel M.; Keltner, Dacher

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“…From this perspective, the finding that tall buildings can elicit the emotion of awe and associated freezing behavior may have particular practical and societal relevance. Specifically, our research suggests that monumental architectural structures are able to elicit awe, and can potentially produce similar beneficial effects as awe-evoking natural settings, such as increased prosociality and generosity (e.g., Joye & Bolderdijk, 2015;Piff et al, 2015). Given the ongoing urbanization that is globally taking place, and urbanites' lack of direct and easy access to nature, visiting instances of awe-evoking architecture might be one of the most straightforward ways in which individuals might get a dose of awe.…”

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“…While potentially thus having social origins, awe can also be elicited by nonsocial stimuli, inasmuch as these are characterized by (physical) vastness. In psychological studies on awe, pictures and clips of vast natural scenes and phenomena (e.g., grand waterfalls, huge mountain ranges) are often used to provoke awe (Saroglou, Buxant & Tilquin, 2008;Rudd, Vohs, & Aaker, 2012;Joye & Bolderdijk, 2015;Piff et al, 2015), and experiences of nature have been listed as amongst the most frequent elicitors of awe (Shiota, Keltner, & Mossman, 2007). Given their enormous scale and height it should come as no surprise that instances of monumental architectural structures (e.g., cathedrals) are also often pinpointed as potential man-made elicitors of awe (Keltner & Haidt, 2003;Joye & Verpooten, 2013;Díaz-Vera, 2015;Piff et al, 2015).…”

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Up speeds you down. Awe-evoking monumental buildings trigger behavioral and perceived freezing

Joye

Dewitte

2016

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Up speeds you down. Awe-evoking monumental buildings trigger behavioral and perceived freezing

Joye

Dewitte

2016

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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“…The authors suggested that the impact had more to do with resource availability, but the level of security played a role in the behavior and should not be overlooked [54]. Another study showed that children displayed more generous behaviors after being surrounded by tall trees [53].…”

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“…More research is needed to establish stronger links between GI and pro-social behaviors, and many questions remain unanswered. For instance, all three of the Guégen et al [52], Piff et al [53], and Ng and Chow [54] studies reported different behaviors from two groups of participants. That means that we still did not know whether a person's tendency to exhibit pro-social behaviors can be influenced by GI exposure.…”

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Green Infrastructure, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Human Health: A Review

Suppakittpaisarn

Jiang

Sullivan

2017

Curr Landscape Ecol Rep

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Purpose of the Review In a growing trend, cities around the world have been installing Green Infrastructure (GI) in the form of vegetated landscapes that provide ecological benefits such as stormwater management, wildlife habitats, and temperature moderation (Tzoulas et al. Landsc Urban Plan. 61(3):11, 2007). Some GI, such as trees and green spaces, have positive impacts on human health. It is less clear how newer types of GI, such as rain gardens, green roofs, and bioswales, impact human health. These newer GI types are called Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Planners and designers need to know the extent to which GSI impacts humans. This systematic review does exactly that-we explore the published evidence regarding the relationships between GI and human health. Recent Findings We identified 55 peer-reviewed articles addressing these issues. Familiar types of GI, such as trees and green spaces, were found to be beneficial to the body (cardiovascular system, cortisol regulation, and pregnancy health), mind (attention capacity and mental health), and behavior (lower crime, better self-regulation, and more pro-social behaviors). We found much less research exploring the impacts of GSI on health.Summary Our findings show that for some of the specific categories of GI, such as trees, considerable evidence exists on the impacts on human health. For other categories, such as rain gardens, green roofs, or biodiverse plantings, however, there is scant evidence of a health impact. We believe it is likely that these forms of GI do impact human health and that the reason for the scarcity of evidence is that few careful studies have examined the impacts of newer forms of GI on specific human health outcomes. Future researchers should investigate the health effects of type, dose, frequency, and duration of exposure to GI and GSI.

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Social Psychology of Helping Relations

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Awe, the small self, and prosocial behavior.

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Up speeds you down. Awe-evoking monumental buildings trigger behavioral and perceived freezing

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