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Stress And The Designed Environment
Author(s) -
Zimring Craig M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1981.tb01061.x
Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , stress (linguistics) , level design , built environment , psychology , human–computer interaction , social environment , computer science , cognitive psychology , social psychology , engineering , sociology , civil engineering , social science , philosophy , linguistics , geometry , mathematics , game design
This paper focuses on ways that the design of the physical environment affects important individual goals, such as appropriate levels of social interaction and wayfinding and spatial orientation. A preliminary framework is proposed that suggests that the design of the environment causes stress by affecting person‐environment fit. Next, the role of the physical environment in the regulation of social interaction and in wayfinding and spatial orientation is discussed. Finally, several suggestions for future research are presented.