Where to take a study break on the college campus: An attention restoration theory perspective

By G. Felsten. 2009

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sensory Systems, Social Psychology

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Relations between naturalness and perceived restorativeness of different urban green spaces (2013, background): “In a recent study, Felsten (2009) compared the perceived restorativeness of indoor campus settings that varied with their view of nature.”
Impact of views to school landscapes on recovery from stress and mental fatigue (2016, background): “Real and simulated views of natural elements were positively related to measures of attention and perceived restorativeness of college campus settings (Felsten, 2009; Laumann, Gärling, & Stormark, 2001; Tennessen & Cimprich, 1995).”
The Relationship Between Perceived Greenness and Perceived Restorativeness of University Campuses and Student-Reported Quality of Life (2016, background): “, 2005), social support (Felsten, 2009; Kuo, Bacaicoa, & Sullivan, 1998; Kuo, Sullivan, Coley, & Brunson, 1998; Maas, van Dillen, Verheij, & Groenewegen, 2009), attention span and ability to focus (Arbogast, Kane, Kirwan, & Hertel, 2009), and stress mitigation (Fan, Das, & Chen, 2011).”
Are Some Natural Environments More Psychologically Beneficial Than Others? The Importance of Type and Quality on Connectedness to Nature and Psychological Restoration (2019, background): “…explored the restorative effects of different types of 13 natural environment, with aquatic environments seeming to be particularly restorative (Felsten, 2009; Laumann, 14 Gärling, & Stormark, 2001; White et al., 2010; Wyles, Pahl, Thomas, & Thompson, 2016), far less research has 15 looked at…”
Assessing the Perceived Restorative Qualities of Vacation Destinations (2013, background): “…Han (2007) Landscape design 274 college students Experiment/survey response to biome slides Application of 3 dimensions (BA, FA, CP), 12 items Felsten (2008) Psychology 236 college students Experiment/pictures of campus break environments 4 items, 4 dimensions (BA, EX, FA, CP) Norling,…”
Learning space preferences of higher education students (2016, background): “Other studies emphasized the importance of natural elements in learning environments for students’ attachment to their learning environment, such as nature murals in indoor settings [4], natural views [44], and plants [45].”
Biophilic Design for Restorative University Learning Environments: A Critical Review of Literature and Design Recommendations (2020, background): “Physical Health Stress—University students experience unique stressors [16,17,67,77–79] Stress raises blood pressure [58] and hemoglobin [61] The noise of a busy campus can influence cortisol levels if not mediated [60] Visual—Nature spaces/trails [46–48], views [61], posters [50], photos [49,58], a”
A Review of Psychological Literature on the Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Biophilic Design (2015, methodology): “Felsten [34] found that students perceived mural views of nature with water as the most restorative, even more than actual views of nature through a window of what Felsten calls “mundane nature” [34], meaning that the trees were devoid of leaves, since it was late Autumn.”
Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: Opportunities to enhance health and biodiversity conservation ☆ (2015, background): “While several studies show positive health results from exposures to nature featuring water (White et al., 2010; Laumann et al., 2003; Felsten, 2009) and coasts (White et al.”