Survey on the Effects of Frequency of Experiencing Water Environments on Moods in China

2017 4th International Conference on Environmental Systems Research

生态环境科学

Peng, C.C.^1 ; Rooks, M.^2 ; Hu, Y.^1

Psychological Center, Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning, China^1

Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan^2

关键词: Chinese universities;    Different frequency;    Enriched environments;    Environmental factors;    High frequency HF;    Living environment;    Water areas;    Water environments;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/178/1/012031/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/178/1/012031

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This study describes findings of the impacts of water area on environmental factors including ocean, rivers, lakes and so on, and how these affected human mood in China. We used a short version of Sakano et al.'s Mood Inventory to measure tension and excitement, fatigue, depressive, anxious, and refreshed moods. 207 people (121 males and 86 females) were randomly selected from a Chinese university, and categorized into three groups according to different frequencies (high, medium, and low frequencies) of experiencing water area environment views. We found that a high frequency of experiencing water environment views had a more significant effect on mood than did medium and low frequencies. There were vast differences in scores on the subscales assessing depressive and refreshed moods among the three frequencies, and (2) for males, the differences in the mood inventory scores among the high, medium, and low frequencies were more pronounced and significant than they were for females. The effects of water environment on mood had large variations and substantial effects, especially on depressive and refreshed moods. These findings may provide new insights for future living environment and design guidelines for structuring more water-enriched environments.