Garden Smellscape-Experiences of Plant Scents in a Nature-Based Intervention.
| Autor: | Pálsdóttir AM; Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lomma, Sweden., Spendrup S; Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lomma, Sweden., Mårtensson L; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden., Wendin K; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden.; Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2021 Jun 29; Vol. 12, pp. 667957. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 29 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667957 |
| Abstrakt: | This study explores how participants suffering from stress-related mental disorders describe their perception, interaction, and lived experience of garden smellscape during their nature-based rehabilitation. Natural elements, and especially nature smells, have been found to have a profound effect on stress reduction, suggesting an interesting link between odor in nature and stress reduction. The study was conducted as a longitudinal case-study, running over a period of 5 years, investigating participants' perceptions of a garden smellscape, after completing a 12-weeks nature-based rehabilitation in Alnarp Rehabilitation Garden, Sweden. All participants were treated for stress-related mental disorders. Data were collected through retrospective semi-structured individual interviews and analyzed according to interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results revealed in what way nature odor (odor in nature) evoked associations, emotions, and physical reactions and provide examples of how nature scents function as a catalyst for sensory awareness and memories. Findings supported the understanding that experiencing the smell of plants, especially pelargonium, may facilitate stress reduction and support mental recovery in a real-life context. The results of the study can be used for several purposes; thus, they are relevant for actors within the development of nature-based therapy, as well as stakeholders within the horticultural industry. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The reviewer PM declared a shared affiliation, with no collaboration, with one of the authors KW to the handling editor at the time of the review. (Copyright © 2021 Pálsdóttir, Spendrup, Mårtensson and Wendin.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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