Affective Assessment of High and Low-Density Residential and Functional Environments

  1. Rafael Tomás 1
  2. María Amérigo 1
  3. Juan Ignacio Aragonés 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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    Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05r78ng12

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Journal:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 32

Issue: 3

Pages: 879-885

Type: Article

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.32.3.220941 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: Anales de psicología

Abstract

This paper contrasts high and low-density residential and functional environments through an assessment of the pleasure and arousal said environments elicit. The relationships between these affective dimensions and a measure of emotional well-being and personality traits are also explored. Two hundred thirty-eight university students assessed the degree of pleasure and arousal elicited by a series of images depicting high and lowdensity residential and functional environments. The findings clearly reveal that residential environments produce more pleasurable feelings than functional spaces, regardless of their density. However, as regards arousal, the feelings produced by residential and functional environments vary on depending on their density. It concludes that residential environments are more adaptable environments in terms of emotional well-being

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