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- Title
Psychological and Biological Response to Three Landscapes in Japan: A Pilot Study.
- Authors
Seiko Goto; Kamal, Naveed; Puzio, Helene; Fujii, Eijiro; Herrup, Karl
- Abstract
In this study, the mood, aesthetic preference, and heart rate of observers who viewed three different landscape spaces - a tea garden, a French garden, and a few acres of a campus forest - were compared. Thirteen subjects ranging in age from 17 to 52 participated in the study. Mood was assessed using the POMS/ Profile of Mood States before and after viewing the spaces. Cardiac output was assessed using a portable fingertip pulse monitor before and during the viewing. It was found that the tea garden evoked greater responses in all outcome measures. The results indicate that exposure to the tea garden had a soothing effect on the mood of the viewers and, after a delay, lowered their pulse rate. The fundamental design principles and applications of a tea garden are also discussed.
- Subjects
JAPANESE tea gardens; FRENCH gardens; GARDEN design; MOOD (Psychology); HEART beat measurement
- Publication
Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, 2013, Vol 23, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
1088-3487
- Publication type
Article