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The effect of natural settings on stress reduction

The Stress Reduction Theory suggests that natural environment elicits greater calming responses which indicates a general reduction of psychological symptoms of stress by viewing natural setting features with restorative quality. The aim of this paper was to analyze literature on a range of natural...

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Main Authors: Shaffee, Nursuriani, Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018
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spelling my.upm.eprints.661222019-02-11T03:53:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66122/ The effect of natural settings on stress reduction Shaffee, Nursuriani Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris The Stress Reduction Theory suggests that natural environment elicits greater calming responses which indicates a general reduction of psychological symptoms of stress by viewing natural setting features with restorative quality. The aim of this paper was to analyze literature on a range of natural settings to support the evidence of stress reduction effect related to exposure to the different types of landscape settings. A systematic review was carried out to examine 42 publications in order to identify the current state of the research. The review provides an overview of the relationship between nature setting of green spaces and stress reduction. Findings have shown that nature settings that helped in stress reduction could be divided into five main categories such as tended green spaces, forests, specific landscape elements, restorative landscape characters and nature sounds. Further research is recommended to assess the detail of the landscape characters to help establish the future framework for another population in developing countries in order to provide the best solution in restorative design and planning context. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66122/1/20181226170007artikel_04.pdf Shaffee, Nursuriani and Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris (2018) The effect of natural settings on stress reduction. ALAM CIPTA, International Journal on Sustainable Tropical Design Research & Practice, 11 (2). pp. 25-33. ISSN 1823-7231 http://spel2.upm.edu.my/webupm/upload/dokumen/20181226170007artikel_04.pdf
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description The Stress Reduction Theory suggests that natural environment elicits greater calming responses which indicates a general reduction of psychological symptoms of stress by viewing natural setting features with restorative quality. The aim of this paper was to analyze literature on a range of natural settings to support the evidence of stress reduction effect related to exposure to the different types of landscape settings. A systematic review was carried out to examine 42 publications in order to identify the current state of the research. The review provides an overview of the relationship between nature setting of green spaces and stress reduction. Findings have shown that nature settings that helped in stress reduction could be divided into five main categories such as tended green spaces, forests, specific landscape elements, restorative landscape characters and nature sounds. Further research is recommended to assess the detail of the landscape characters to help establish the future framework for another population in developing countries in order to provide the best solution in restorative design and planning context.
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