Three experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that exposure to restorative
environments facilitates recovery from mental fatigue. To this end, participants were first mentally …

Physical settings can play a role in coping with stress; in particular experimental research
has found strong evidence between exposure to natural environments and recovery from …

Groups of subjects judged one example of two different types of outdoor scene on each of the
items of the Perceived Restorative Scale, on two preference scales and a familiarity scale. …

Attention restoration theory states that exposure to restorative environments engages
fascination or low-effort attention, promoting recovery of adaptive resources and providing the …

This study investigates the relationship between the level to which a person feels connected
to Nature and that person’s ability to perceive the restorative value of a natural environment. …

The Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS) has been reported relatively frequently in the
literature, despite the psychometric and factorial properties of the scale not being well …

According to attention restoration theory attentional fatigue can be renewed in environments
where fascinating stimuli are present as they evoke effortless attention and allow directed …

Nature is not only appreciated for its aesthetic characteristics, but is also a useful resource
for people. It plays an important role in the process of attention restoration and recovery from …

Biophilia is a human personality trait described initially by Erich Fromm and later by EO
Wilson, both of whom agree that biophilia has a biological basis and that it is fundamental to …

This study investigates three issues concerned with psychological restoration in children,
specifically whether children perceive the difference between the restorative value of a natural …