40-second green roof views sustain attention: The role of micro-breaks in attention restoration

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 182-189

  Lee, Kate E ^a   Williams, Kathryn J H ^a   Sargent, Leisa D ^b   Williams, Nicholas S G ^a   Johnson, Katherine A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention restoration; Directed attention; Green roof; Sustained attention; Urban greening; Work breaks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947909098     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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