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Effect of the degree of wood use on the visual psychological response of wooden indoor spaces

Authors: Jing Li, Jianmei Wu, Frank Lam, Chao Zhang, Jian Kang, Hongpeng Xu

Published in: Wood Science and Technology | Issue 5/2021

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The exhausting fast pace of life in modern urban society is leading to overwhelming stress and diminished cognitive alertness. Moreover, people are spending more and more time indoors due to building densification and urban lifestyle. Therefore, indoor environments that can promote positive psychological perception will become more important. Use of wood in indoor settings and its health benefits are currently receiving increased attention from design and research communities. In this work, a comparative study was conducted on the different degrees of wood use in indoor spaces. The results show that the effect of the physical attributes of degree of wood use, wood coverage and change of wood surface (different type and application position of wood) on the visual psychological responses (visual attention and psychological impression) of wooden indoor spaces were significant. The wooden indoor spaces with medium degree of wood use were easier to get more visual attention and were more helpful to give people the psychological impression of naturalness, warmth, relaxation, and desire to use. In addition, the results also show that when considering the influence of change of wood surface, people tended to pay more attention to indoor spaces with relatively high wood coverage and preferred the experiences in such spaces. The change of wood surface was an all-important aspect that needs to be considered on top of wood coverage. These results provided guidance for the design of healthy indoor environments.

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Title: Effect of the degree of wood use on the visual psychological response of wooden indoor spaces
Authors: Jing Li
Jianmei Wu
Frank Lam
Chao Zhang
Jian Kang
Hongpeng Xu
Publication date: 27-07-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Wood Science and Technology / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0043-7719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5225
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-021-01320-7

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