Attention Restoration Theory: Exploring the Role of Soft Fascination and Mental Bandwidth. Issue 9 (November 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Attention Restoration Theory: Exploring the Role of Soft Fascination and Mental Bandwidth. Issue 9 (November 2019)
- Main Title:
- Attention Restoration Theory: Exploring the Role of Soft Fascination and Mental Bandwidth
- Authors:
- Basu, Avik
Duvall, Jason
Kaplan, Rachel - Abstract:
- Soft fascination is a key but underexamined element of Attention Restoration Theory (ART). According to ART, attending to softly fascinating stimuli not only requires little effort but also leaves mental space for reflection. We propose that soft fascination can be characterized as the interaction of both attentional effort and mental bandwidth and hypothesize that the restorative potential of everyday activities can be categorized based on this interaction. In an online survey, 398 adults rated four activities on Mental Bandwidth (MB), Perceived Restorativeness (PR), and preference. Supporting the hypothesis, the results showed that walking in nature was perceived as softly fascinating, whereas watching television was a source of hard fascination. Furthermore, PR, but not MB, was highly correlated with preference. Findings are discussed in the context of developing a measure to help people better anticipate activities that may or may not be restorative.
- Is Part Of:
- Environment and behavior. Volume 51:Issue 9/10(2019)
- Journal:
- Environment and behavior
- Issue:
- Volume 51:Issue 9/10(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 51, Issue 9/10 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 9/10
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0051-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 1055
- Page End:
- 1081
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11
- Subjects:
- perceived restoration -- reflection -- attentional effort -- mind wandering -- preference -- default network
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http://www.umi.com/proquest ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0013916518774400 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0013-9165
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