Effects of biophilic indoor environment on stress and anxiety recovery: A between-subjects experiment in virtual reality

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 136; p. 105427
• Main Authors: Yin, Jie, Yuan, Jing, Arfaei, Nastaran, Catalano, Paul J., Allen, Joseph G., Spengler, John D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: anxiety; Bio-monitoring sensors; Biophilic design; blood pressure; computer simulation; environmental monitoring; Environmental simulation; heart rate; hospitals; Indoor environment; inventories; patients; people; physiological response; Stress recovery; therapeutics; Virtual reality; Stress recovery; Biophilic design; Bio-monitoring sensors; Indoor environment; Environmental simulation; Virtual reality

•Biophilic environments had larger restorative impact than non-biophilic environment.•Biophilic environments reduced stress and anxiety.•Effects on physiological response are immediate after biophilic exposure.•Restorative effects differ among three different types of biophilic environments. Previou...