feelings evoked by nature
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Master Thesis
Exploration of feelings that nature evokes in people: Comparison between
males and females: Case study in Armenia Lilit Mkrtchyan
Plants and natural landscapes may enhance human well-being by causing positive
physiological and psychological responses, by affecting human behaviour
The present research has an objective to determine the feelings
that nature evokes in people
The study is focusing on 3 types of landscapes:
mountains, parks,residential areas
Mountains
As the highest and most dramatic features of the natural landscape, mountains have an extraordinary power
to evoke the sacred.Feelings such as fear and unsafety are very common when
being close to mountains.However, the survey conducted in Armenia shows the following emotions being common both among
males and females: patriotism, pride, freedom
Parks
Parks are seen as the most positive and relaxing type of landscape.
calmness, purity, nostalgia … These are the feelings that the majority of
respondentsmentioned in Armenia.
Residential areas
Residential areas are the most negative type of landscape.
Both males and females mention the feelings of coolness, impureness,
tension and the sense of ordinariness.The outcomes of the survey highlight the importance
ofgreen spaces in residential areas.
RESEARCH
Where Who When
Location Respondents Time
Yerevan, Armenia 10 males, 10 females November-December, 2010
Gender differences
Overall, the mountains evoked more positive feelings in males than in females.
There were no differences between males and females in positive mood for parks and residential areas.
Looking at the single mood items, we can see that females felt somewhat more scared about the mountains and the mountains made
females feel somewhat more depressed and less energetic. However, these gender differences were only significant for feeling energetic,
F (1, 18) = 17.0, p = .001.Females generally perceived the natural landscape types as more restorative
than males, while they perceived residential areas as somewhat less restorative
than males.
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