Outdoor environmental assessment of attention promoting settings for preschool children
| Autor: | Patrik Grahn, Cecilia Boldemann, J. E. Englund, Fredrika Mårtensson, Mattias Blennow, Margareta Söderström |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Health (social science) Geography Planning and Development Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Psychology Child Level design Schools Nursery Play and Playthings Developmental psychology Child Preschool Humans Attention Environment Design Female Environmental impact assessment Child Psychology Street canyon |
| Zdroj: | Health & Place. 15:1149-1157 |
| ISSN: | 1353-8292 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.07.002 |
| Popis: | The restorative potential of green outdoor environments for children in preschool settings was investigated by measuring the attention of children playing in settings with different environmental features. Eleven preschools with outdoor environments typical for the Stockholm area were assessed using the outdoor play environment categories (OPEC) and the fraction of visible sky from play structures (sky view factor), and 198 children, aged 4.5-6.5 years, were rated by the staff for inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive behaviors with the ECADDES tool. Children playing in large and integrated outdoor areas containing large areas of trees, shrubbery and a hilly terrain showed less often behaviors of inattention (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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