Psychological effects due to wall greening brought by differences in behavior and trait anxiety

Abstract

We conducted profile of mood states (POMS), semantic differential (SD) method and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Y-2 testing of college students after they looked at a greening wall and a concrete wall to examine psychological effects of wall greening. As a result, when students viewed the greening wall both while sitting and walking, their negative feelings were suppressed, and their positive feelings were enhanced. For subjects looking at a green wall while walking, students with low state anxiety in daily contact with plants have a higher feeling of familiarity than students who are not in contact with plants.