Effects and interaction of different interior material treatment and personal preference on psychological and physiological responses in living environment

• Published in: Journal of wood science Vol. 66; no. 1; p. 63
• Main Authors: Sun, Minkai, Nakashima, Taisuke, Yoshimura, Yuri, Honden, Akiyoshi, Nakagawa, Toshinori, Saijo, Hiromi, Watanabe, Yuichiro, Ajimi, Tsuyoshi, Yasunari, Shinji, Yamada, Yuki, Nagano, Jun, Okamoto, Tsuyoshi, Ishikawa, Hiroya, Ohnuki, Koichiro, Fujimoto, Noboru, Shimizu, Kuniyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: alpha-amylase; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Blood pressure; Cedar; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Construction materials; Cryptomeria japonica; emotions; Japan; Japanese cedar; Life Sciences; Lumber; Materials Science; Organic compounds; Original Article; Physiological response; Physiological responses; Physiology; Preference; Preferences; Psychological response; questionnaires; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; wood; Wood Science & Technology; Psychological response; Preference; Physiological response; Japanese cedar

Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica ) wood is widely used as a traditional construction material in Japan. The relationship between an individual’s perceived comfort level and a preference for Japanese cedar wood interiors is of interest. We compared volunteers’ physiological responses and subject...