Impacts of biophilic design on the development of gerotranscendence and the Profile of Mood States during the COVID-19 pandemic

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buir.contributor.authorAfacan, Yasemin
buir.contributor.orcidAfacan, Yasemin|0000-0002-0148-5033
dc.citation.epage25en_US
dc.citation.spage1en_US
dc.contributor.authorAfacan, Yasemin
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-11T11:09:54Z
dc.date.available2022-02-11T11:09:54Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-16
dc.departmentDepartment of Interior Architecture and Environmental Designen_US
dc.description.abstractTo live in a good mood is not only a key consideration for future age-friendly communities, but also a critical necessity for positive ageing. Despite growing evidence of correlations between contact with nature and stress reduction, little is known about the effect of nature integration in indoor environments. Thus, this study aimed to answer the following research questions: (a) How do biophilic characteristics of home environments correlate with older adults’ experience of the multiple levels of the theory of gerotranscendence? and (b) What is the relationship between these experiences and the mood states of these older adults? The study was based on a comparative analysis to scrutinise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these questions. The data were gathered through questionnaires with 450 older adults aged between 65 and 95 years, and stratified by the biophilic characteristics of their living environments: indoor biophilic, outdoor biophilic and non-biophilic. Two sets of data were collected with the same participants, respectively, before the COVID-19 pandemic (June to October 2018) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (June to October 2020). It found that the biophilic characteristics of home environments are correlated dynamically with older adults’ ageing experience and mood states. The study indicates that outdoor biophilic features facilitate the recovery of tension mood effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas indoor biophilic features facilitate recovery from depression and anger.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0144686X21001860en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1469-1779
dc.identifier.issn0144-686X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/77282
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21001860en_US
dc.source.titleAgeing and Societyen_US
dc.subjectGerotranscendenceen_US
dc.subjectProfile of Mood Statesen_US
dc.subjectBiophilic designen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectAge-friendly environmentsen_US
dc.titleImpacts of biophilic design on the development of gerotranscendence and the Profile of Mood States during the COVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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