Feng Jianxi, Li Qiyan
Department of Urban Planning and Design, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Institute of Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 29;15(1):3694. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-86448-3.
Research has proved a close relationship between environments and physiological as well as psychological responses. However, existing research based on neuroscience experiments demonstrated a clear dichotomy between natural and built environments in the selection of exposure settings. There is very limited research analyzing and comparing the effects of different urban environments on individual psychological health. In addition, most previous studies focus on effects of the general scenes and the influences of specific elements and components within different scenes are less examined. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of four typical urban scenes, six specific elements and twenty-two components on physiological indicators and psychological responses. The physiological indicators included electroencephalography (EEG) and electrodermal activity (EDA), while the psychological responses were assessed using the profile of mood states (POMS) scale and the perceived restorativeness scale (PRS). The analytical results showed that different urban environments tend to have significantly varied, and even opposite impacts on the residents' psychological well-being. Certain urban environments like historical districts can have even greater positive impact on residents' emotions than natural areas. The perceived restoration of the same elements and components varied according to the urban scenes. These findings can provide guidance for health-oriented spaces planning and designing.
研究已证明环境与生理以及心理反应之间存在密切关系。然而，基于神经科学实验的现有研究表明，在暴露环境的选择上，自然环境和人造环境之间存在明显的二分法。分析和比较不同城市环境对个体心理健康影响的研究非常有限。此外，以往大多数研究关注的是一般场景的影响，而对不同场景中特定元素和组成部分的影响研究较少。因此，本研究调查了四种典型城市场景、六个特定元素和二十二个组成部分对生理指标和心理反应的影响。生理指标包括脑电图（EEG）和皮肤电活动（EDA），而心理反应则使用情绪状态剖面图（POMS）量表和感知恢复量表（PRS）进行评估。分析结果表明，不同的城市环境往往对居民的心理健康产生显著不同甚至相反的影响。某些城市环境，如历史街区，对居民情绪的积极影响甚至可能比自然区域更大。相同元素和组成部分的感知恢复情况因城市场景而异。这些发现可为以健康为导向的空间规划和设计提供指导。
