期刊
ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR
卷 51, 期 9-10, 页码 1133-1160出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0013916518788603
关键词
electronic device; green space; barren space; short rest period; attentional functioning; urban environment
资金
- USDA Forst Service Northern Research Station
- Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong
Overuse of portable electronic devices depletes one's attention capacity, a critical cognitive resource. Although contact with nature promotes attentional functioning, we do not know the extent to which exposure to nature and the use of electronic devices interact to promote or inhibit attentional functioning. In this study, 81 participants performed cognitive tasks and then were randomly assigned to one of four rest treatments: green settings with or without a laptop computer and barren settings with or without a laptop computer. Attention was measured three times. Analysis showed a significant effect for both setting and use of a laptop as well as a significant interaction between setting and laptop use. A further analysis controlling for time spent focused on the laptop screen produced similar results. The findings show that using an electronic device in green settings substantially counteracts the attention enhancement benefits of green spaces.
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