Titre du document / Document title

Human response to window views and indoor plants in the workplace

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

CHANG Chen-Yen ⁽¹⁾ ; CHEN Ping-Kun ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Horticulture, National Chung Hsing University, 250, Kuokuang Road, Taichung, 40227, TAIWAN, PROVINCE DE CHINE

Résumé / Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to report the effects of window views and indoor plants on human psychophysiological response in workplace environments. The effects of window views and indoor plants were recorded by measuring participant's electromy-ography (EMG), electroencephalography (EEG), blood volume pulse (BVP), and state-anxiety. Photo Impact 5.0 was used to simulate the environment in an office, where six conditions were examined: 1) window with a view of a city, 2) window with a view of a city and indoor plants, 3) window with a view of nature, 4) window with a view of nature and indoor plants, 5) office without a window view, and 6) office without a window view and indoor plants. Participants were less nervous or anxious when watching a view of nature and/or when indoor plants were present. When neither the window view nor the indoor plants were shown, participants suffered the highest degree of tension and anxiety.

Revue / Journal Title

HortScience    ISSN  0018-5345   CODEN HJHSAR 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 40, n^o5, pp. 1354-1359 [6 page(s) (article)] (34 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Society for Horticultural Science, Alexandria, VA, ETATS-UNIS  (1966) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Horticulture

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Human

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Mots-clés français / French Keywords

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Horticulture

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Homme

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Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Horticultura

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Hombre

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Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

workplace

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window

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plants

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state-anxiety

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biofeedback

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Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 13300, 35400013860128.0420