Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities

Experience of restoration through the application of Perceived Sensory Dimension (PSD) and perceived restorativeness have been shown to reduce stress and improve mental health. Furthermore there are other influential factors on restoration experience such as individual and visit related characterist...

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Main Author:	Malekinezhad, Fahimeh
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	TH434-437 Quantity surveying
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84029/1/FahimehMalekinezhadPFAB2018.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.840292019-11-05T04:35:48Z Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities 2018-07 Malekinezhad, Fahimeh TH434-437 Quantity surveying Experience of restoration through the application of Perceived Sensory Dimension (PSD) and perceived restorativeness have been shown to reduce stress and improve mental health. Furthermore there are other influential factors on restoration experience such as individual and visit related characteristics as well as need for restoration. However, there is little knowledge on the development of restoration experience model through the impact of PSD and perceived restorativeness that takes into consideration the effects of these influential factors. The research developed a restoration experience model through examining the impact of PSD and perceived restorativeness. In this study, Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLSSEM) was used to examine the interaction among these parameters that developed the restoration experience. Validity and reliability of measurement of restoration experience through the impact of PSD and perceived restorativeness were conducted using 444 students in Malaysian Universities. The results showed that half of the restoration experience was in cases that had higher interactions with campus open spaces, and nearly half of the restoration experience was in cases with lower interaction with campus open spaces. In the former group, experience of restoration was affected by perception of restorativeness through the impact of PSD. On the contrary, in the latter group, restoration experience was more affected through the impact of PSD than perceived restorativeness. Individual related characteristics and need for restoration could not moderate changes in the restoration experience that might have occurred due to the effect of PSD and perceived restorativeness. These findings showed that the experience of restorative outcomes was dependent on the impact of PSD on perceived restorativeness. The effect of visit related characteristics provided information on specific environmental conditions that create experience of higher restorative outcomes. As a conclusion, the research has illustrated that the design of open spaces can promote mental health with a combination of PSD and perceived restorativeness that can be applied in landscape architecture. 2018-07 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84029/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84029/1/FahimehMalekinezhadPFAB2018.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:126479 phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment
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language	English
topic	TH434-437 Quantity surveying
spellingShingle	TH434-437 Quantity surveying Malekinezhad, Fahimeh Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities
description	Experience of restoration through the application of Perceived Sensory Dimension (PSD) and perceived restorativeness have been shown to reduce stress and improve mental health. Furthermore there are other influential factors on restoration experience such as individual and visit related characteristics as well as need for restoration. However, there is little knowledge on the development of restoration experience model through the impact of PSD and perceived restorativeness that takes into consideration the effects of these influential factors. The research developed a restoration experience model through examining the impact of PSD and perceived restorativeness. In this study, Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLSSEM) was used to examine the interaction among these parameters that developed the restoration experience. Validity and reliability of measurement of restoration experience through the impact of PSD and perceived restorativeness were conducted using 444 students in Malaysian Universities. The results showed that half of the restoration experience was in cases that had higher interactions with campus open spaces, and nearly half of the restoration experience was in cases with lower interaction with campus open spaces. In the former group, experience of restoration was affected by perception of restorativeness through the impact of PSD. On the contrary, in the latter group, restoration experience was more affected through the impact of PSD than perceived restorativeness. Individual related characteristics and need for restoration could not moderate changes in the restoration experience that might have occurred due to the effect of PSD and perceived restorativeness. These findings showed that the experience of restorative outcomes was dependent on the impact of PSD on perceived restorativeness. The effect of visit related characteristics provided information on specific environmental conditions that create experience of higher restorative outcomes. As a conclusion, the research has illustrated that the design of open spaces can promote mental health with a combination of PSD and perceived restorativeness that can be applied in landscape architecture.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Malekinezhad, Fahimeh
author_facet	Malekinezhad, Fahimeh
author_sort	Malekinezhad, Fahimeh
title	Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities
title_short	Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities
title_full	Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities
title_fullStr	Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities
title_full_unstemmed	Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment
granting_department	Faculty of Built Environment
publishDate	2018
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Restoration experience through perceived open space qualities and perceived restorativeness of students in Malaysian universities

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