Time- and Self-Related Memories Predict Restorative Perceptions of Favorite Places Via Place Identity

Top–down processing has been highlighted as a potential, but as yet understudied, aspect of restorative environmental experience. In an online study, N = 234 adults resident in Finland rated their favorite Finnish place on measures of perceived restorativeness, perceived restorative outcomes, and pl...

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Published in:Environment and behavior 2018-07, Vol.50 (6), p.690-720
Main Authors: Ratcliffe, Eleanor, Korpela, Kalevi M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Attachment
Cognitive ability
Cognitive responses
Data processing
Emotional responses
Environmental restoration
Identity
Memories
Memory
Perceptions
Qualitative analysis
Regression analysis
Restorative justice
Social environment
Social response
Time use
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Summary:Top–down processing has been highlighted as a potential, but as yet understudied, aspect of restorative environmental experience. In an online study, N = 234 adults resident in Finland rated their favorite Finnish place on measures of perceived restorativeness, perceived restorative outcomes, and place attachment, and provided qualitative descriptions of the place and a positive memory associated with it. Thematic analysis of qualitative data revealed seven themes underpinning place memories: the environment itself, activities within it, cognitive responses, emotional responses, social context, self, and time. Mediated regression analyses showed positive and significant relationships between restorative perceptions and the presence of memories of self and time, as mediated via place attachment (place identity factor). These findings emphasize the contribution of the person to the perception of their restorative experiences in places, particularly in the form of personal memories that can enhance place identity.
ISSN:0013-9165
1552-390X
DOI:10.1177/0013916517712002