Effects of plantscape colors on psycho-physiological responses of university students

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 702-708

  Li, Xia ^a,b   Zhang, Zhe ^a,b   Gu, Mengmeng ^c   Jiang, Dong Yue ^a,b   Wang, Jia ^a,b   Lv, Ying Min ^a,b   Zhang, Qi Xiang ^a,b   Pan, Hui Tang ^a,b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture   (China)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horticultural therapy; People plant interactions; Plantscape colors; Visual impact

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ENERGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLOWER COLOR; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRRITABILITY; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTSCAPE COLOR; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULSE RATE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84863180922     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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