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. 2023 Jan 20;20(3):1905.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20031905.

Study on Emotional Perception of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area in Spring under the Influence of Meteorological Environment

Yi Mei  1 , Lili Xu  1 , Zhixing Li  1
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Study on Emotional Perception of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area in Spring under the Influence of Meteorological Environment

Yi Mei et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Human perception of the meteorological environment is an important research area in the context of global climate change. Human physical and mental health can be affected by the meteorological environment, which can manifest in emotional responses. The experiment was conducted at spring in Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area (China). Three types of weather circumstances were examined by four emotional measures. The purpose of this study was to examine how meteorological parameters influence an individual's emotional perception, such as air temperature, ground temperature, wind direction, precipitation, and relative humidity. Box plots were used to examine the distribution of scores on each emotional scale index. Perceptual models of positive, negative, regenerative, state anxiety, trait anxiety, and subjective vitality were developed using multiple linear regressions. The results indicate that meteorological conditions have a significant impact on human emotions: (1) there are other meteorological factors that affect individual emotions, besides precipitation; (2) the meteorological factors do not affect negative emotions; and (3) on sunny days, subjective energy and positive emotions are stronger, and on rainy days, perceptions of recovery are more favorable.

Keywords: Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area; college students; emotion scale; emotional perception; meteorological factors.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare that there are no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Distribution of measuring points (repainting based on Baidu map).
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Experimental procedure.
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Box line diagram of the Emotion Scale.
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