The psychological benefits of indoor plants: A critical review of the experimental literature

By Tina Bringslimark, T. Hartig, G. Patil. 2009

388 citations recorded by the source corpus.

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

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/fdcea4ea0174fc97ba773d8f0c9f527bad7d8831

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In Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

1. T. Hartig
2. S. de Vries
3. Birgitta Gatersleben
4. Jolanda Maas
5. Kaitlyn Gillis
6. U. Stigsdotter
7. Richard Mitchell
8. H. Frumkin

In Sensory Systems

1. Kaitlyn Gillis
2. T. Hartig
3. Birgitta Gatersleben
4. U. Stigsdotter
5. Lene Lottrup

In Social Psychology

1. Kaitlyn Gillis
2. J. Wesselius
3. K. Tanja-Dijkstra
4. Richard Mitchell
5. Jolanda Maas
6. T. Hartig
7. Birgitta Gatersleben
8. A. E. van den Berg

Citations in the corpus

• Nature and health. (2014, background): “indoor plants (16), urban parks (90), and forests (22), but coverage was uneven.”
• Biophilic design and office planting: a case study of effects on perceived health, well-being and performance metrics in the workplace (2020, neutral): “There was variation in the effects which studies found, ranging from beneficial to negligible, associated with introducing living plants into buildings including offices and schools (Bringslimark, et al., 2009; Al Horr, et al., 2016b).”
• What are the Benefits of Interacting with Nature? (2013, neutral): “, [21–23].”
• Green Walls for a Restorative Classroom Environment: A Controlled Evaluation Study (2017, background): “These findings strengthen the evidence base for benefits of interior plants (Bringslimark et al., 2009; van den Berg & van den Berg, 2014) and extend current knowledge by examining green walls as an innovative indoor plant concept.”
• The Workplace Window View: A Determinant of Office Workers’ Work Ability and Job Satisfaction (2015, background): “…and both work ability and job satisfaction have been found to be related to the characteristics of the physical working environment, such as the type and size of office (Goins et al., 2010; Rashid et al., 2009a, 2009b) and the presence of indoor plants (for a review, see Bringslimark et al., 2009).”
• A Review of Psychological Literature on the Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Biophilic Design (2015, background): “Bringslimark and colleagues [28] conducted a review of this evidence and concluded that plants have a beneficial effect on stress reduction and pain tolerance.”