Elements of Biophilic Design Increase Visual Attention in Preschoolers
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Setting
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Coding
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Conditions | N | Mean | SD | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Time to First Fixation (seconds) | High-biophilic-design | 15 | 0.031 | 0.072 |
Low-biophilic-design | 14 | 0.066 | 0.10 | |
Fixation Count (frequencies) | High-biophilic-design | 15 | 17.28 | 3.30 |
Low-biophilic-design | 14 | 17.57 | 2.74 | |
Total Looking Time (seconds) | High-biophilic-design | 15 | 8.99 | 0.91 |
Low-biophilic-design | 14 | 8.24 | 1.3 |
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Fadda, R.; Congiu, S.; Roeyers, H.; Skoler, T. Elements of Biophilic Design Increase Visual Attention in Preschoolers. Buildings 2023, 13, 1160. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051160
Fadda R, Congiu S, Roeyers H, Skoler T. Elements of Biophilic Design Increase Visual Attention in Preschoolers. Buildings. 2023; 13(5):1160. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051160
Chicago/Turabian StyleFadda, Roberta, Sara Congiu, Herbert Roeyers, and Tricia Skoler. 2023. "Elements of Biophilic Design Increase Visual Attention in Preschoolers" Buildings 13, no. 5: 1160. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051160
APA StyleFadda, R., Congiu, S., Roeyers, H., & Skoler, T. (2023). Elements of Biophilic Design Increase Visual Attention in Preschoolers. Buildings, 13(5), 1160. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051160