School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi 923-1292, Japan.
School of Art & Design, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 14;20(14):6364. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20146364.
The effects of a restorative environment on attention restoration and stress reduction have received much attention in societies, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interior materials are a crucial environmental element influencing people's perceived restorativeness at home. Nevertheless, few studies have examined the links between interior materials and the restorativeness of home environments. To address this gap, this study aimed to investigate the restorative potential of interior materials among a sample of adults in China. Cross-sectional data from 85 participants whose professional majors were related to interior design were selected. The measures of the restorative potential of each interior material were obtained by a questionnaire adapted from the semantic differential method. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the restorative potential of interior materials. We found that glass material had the best restorative potential in home environments. Doubts were raised regarding wood material's restorativeness, and more consideration should be granted for designing a restorative home with wood material. In contrast, metal is not recommended for restorative home design. These findings contribute to the evidence of the restorative effects of home design.
在社会中，恢复性环境对注意力恢复和减轻压力的影响受到了广泛关注，尤其是在 COVID-19 大流行期间。室内材料是影响人们在家中感知恢复力的关键环境因素之一。然而，很少有研究探讨室内材料与家庭环境恢复力之间的联系。为了解决这一差距，本研究旨在调查中国成年人样本中室内材料的恢复潜力。选择了 85 名专业与室内设计相关的参与者的横断面数据。通过改编自语义差异法的问卷获得每种室内材料的恢复潜力的测量值。使用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验比较室内材料的恢复潜力。我们发现玻璃材料在家居环境中具有最佳的恢复潜力。对于木材材料的恢复力存在疑问，在设计具有木材材料的恢复性家居时应给予更多考虑。相比之下，金属不建议用于恢复性家居设计。这些发现为家庭设计的恢复效果提供了证据。
