Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running
<p dir="ltr">Several studies have investigated the influence of perceiving colors on affective outcomes and/or performance. However, the effects of seeing colors on self-selected behaviors have received little attention from physiologists and psychologists. Therefore, the present stu...
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| author | Walid Briki (688845) |
| author2 | Lina Majed (7485380) |
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| author_facet | Walid Briki (688845) Lina Majed (7485380) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Walid Briki (688845) Lina Majed (7485380) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2019-02-12T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00252 |
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| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Psychology Clinical and health psychology colors perceived effort mood states arousal pleasure heart rate locomotion |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Several studies have investigated the influence of perceiving colors on affective outcomes and/or performance. However, the effects of seeing colors on self-selected behaviors have received little attention from physiologists and psychologists. Therefore, the present study aimed at examining whether exposure to green and red environments could influence affective judgments, perception of effort, heart rate, and gait speeds when walking and running at a self-selected pace. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three experimental conditions: Green, red, or white (neutral) environment. The experimental task consisted in a 20-min trial of either walking (Study 1) or running (Study 2) at the most comfortable speed on a treadmill surrounded by three large HD TV screens displaying specific properties of the studied colors. Study 1 revealed that walking in a green environment induced a significant reduction in heart rate values as compared to the red and white conditions although no differences in gait speed were found. This corroborates the calming and relaxing effect of green on the human organism. Study 2 showed that running in a green environment was associated with an increased level of perceived exertion at similar speeds (compared to other color conditions), while exposure to red induced a significant decrease in the level of tension. In both studies, the preferred gait speed was not affected by the colored environment which is discussed in relation to the energy-conservation principle. Furthermore, both studies showed that performing a 20-min walk or run at preferred pace presented beneficial mood changes. Implications of the effects of self-selected exercise under colored environments on human functioning are addressed in the discussion.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Frontiers in Psychology<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00252" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00252</a></p> |
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| spelling | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or RunningWalid Briki (688845)Lina Majed (7485380)PsychologyClinical and health psychologycolorsperceived effortmood statesarousalpleasureheart ratelocomotion<p dir="ltr">Several studies have investigated the influence of perceiving colors on affective outcomes and/or performance. However, the effects of seeing colors on self-selected behaviors have received little attention from physiologists and psychologists. Therefore, the present study aimed at examining whether exposure to green and red environments could influence affective judgments, perception of effort, heart rate, and gait speeds when walking and running at a self-selected pace. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three experimental conditions: Green, red, or white (neutral) environment. The experimental task consisted in a 20-min trial of either walking (Study 1) or running (Study 2) at the most comfortable speed on a treadmill surrounded by three large HD TV screens displaying specific properties of the studied colors. Study 1 revealed that walking in a green environment induced a significant reduction in heart rate values as compared to the red and white conditions although no differences in gait speed were found. This corroborates the calming and relaxing effect of green on the human organism. Study 2 showed that running in a green environment was associated with an increased level of perceived exertion at similar speeds (compared to other color conditions), while exposure to red induced a significant decrease in the level of tension. In both studies, the preferred gait speed was not affected by the colored environment which is discussed in relation to the energy-conservation principle. Furthermore, both studies showed that performing a 20-min walk or run at preferred pace presented beneficial mood changes. Implications of the effects of self-selected exercise under colored environments on human functioning are addressed in the discussion.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Frontiers in Psychology<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00252" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00252</a></p>2019-02-12T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00252https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Adaptive_Effects_of_Seeing_Green_Environment_on_Psychophysiological_Parameters_When_Walking_or_Running/25428355CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/254283552019-02-12T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running Walid Briki (688845) Psychology Clinical and health psychology colors perceived effort mood states arousal pleasure heart rate locomotion |
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| title | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running |
| title_full | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running |
| title_fullStr | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running |
| title_short | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running |
| title_sort | Adaptive Effects of Seeing Green Environment on Psychophysiological Parameters When Walking or Running |
| topic | Psychology Clinical and health psychology colors perceived effort mood states arousal pleasure heart rate locomotion |