The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress

Past research on restorativeness has concentrated mainly on the potential of vegetation, scenic environments, parks, and open spaces rather than on natural environments with animals. At present, the restorative effects of green spaces with animals on people's general well-being and psychologica...

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Main Authors:	Zahra, Arianne Muthia, Masrura, Aidal, Bohari, Rina Hazwani, Imtiaz, Shamim, Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2013
Subjects:	BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF636 Applied psychology NA Architecture
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spelling	iium-301092013-07-30T01:46:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30109/ The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress Zahra, Arianne Muthia Masrura, Aidal Bohari, Rina Hazwani Imtiaz, Shamim Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF636 Applied psychology NA Architecture Past research on restorativeness has concentrated mainly on the potential of vegetation, scenic environments, parks, and open spaces rather than on natural environments with animals. At present, the restorative effects of green spaces with animals on people's general well-being and psychological stress remain unclear. This study argues that green spaces with animals, such as zoo, are also likely to have a restorative influence on human psychological stress and overall well-being. A between-group experiment was conducted, in which 80 randomly selected visitors of the Malaysian National Zoo were asked to answer two scales, i.e. the adapted Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS). Results showed that, contrary to the hypothesis, there is no significant relationship between stress and restorative effects of the green spaces with animals. However, statistical data indicate that most participants reported experiencing higher levels of restorative effects and lower levels of stress after they visited the zoo. These findings are generally supportive of cognitive model of attention restoration and point to the importance of enhancing the restorative qualities of the zoo’s environment and rebuilding the unity between man and nature. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30109/1/Zahra_et_al_2013.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30109/4/Umran2013-Itinerary1.png application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30109/5/Umran_2013_Itinerary2.png Zahra, Arianne Muthia and Masrura, Aidal and Bohari, Rina Hazwani and Imtiaz, Shamim and Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana (2013) The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress. In: UMRAN2013: Vision and Methods towards Sustainable Built Environment and Liveable Communities- Undergraduate and Postgraduate Seminar , 02 May 2013, KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. http://www.umran2013.hostzi.com/index1.htm
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description	Past research on restorativeness has concentrated mainly on the potential of vegetation, scenic environments, parks, and open spaces rather than on natural environments with animals. At present, the restorative effects of green spaces with animals on people's general well-being and psychological stress remain unclear. This study argues that green spaces with animals, such as zoo, are also likely to have a restorative influence on human psychological stress and overall well-being. A between-group experiment was conducted, in which 80 randomly selected visitors of the Malaysian National Zoo were asked to answer two scales, i.e. the adapted Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS). Results showed that, contrary to the hypothesis, there is no significant relationship between stress and restorative effects of the green spaces with animals. However, statistical data indicate that most participants reported experiencing higher levels of restorative effects and lower levels of stress after they visited the zoo. These findings are generally supportive of cognitive model of attention restoration and point to the importance of enhancing the restorative qualities of the zoo’s environment and rebuilding the unity between man and nature.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Zahra, Arianne Muthia Masrura, Aidal Bohari, Rina Hazwani Imtiaz, Shamim Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana
author_facet	Zahra, Arianne Muthia Masrura, Aidal Bohari, Rina Hazwani Imtiaz, Shamim Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana
author_sort	Zahra, Arianne Muthia
title	The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress
title_short	The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress
title_full	The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress
title_fullStr	The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress
title_full_unstemmed	The restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress
title_sort	restorative effects of green spaces with animals on stress
publisher	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM
publishDate	2013
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