Gender variations in wellbeing indicators between urban and mountain landscape environments
The issue of variations in physiological indicators of wellbeing based on gender serves as incentive for natural landscape environment interactions. This study examined gender variations in blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate between contact with low-altitude urban (pretest) and mountain...
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| author | Said, Ismail Mohamad, Sapura Ojobo, Henry |
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| description | The issue of variations in physiological indicators of wellbeing based on gender serves as incentive for natural landscape environment interactions. This study examined gender variations in blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate between contact with low-altitude urban (pretest) and mountain landscape environments (posttest). To attain the goal of this study, 38 respondents (16 males, 22 females) participated in the seven-day experimental study. Pretest and posttest measures of blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate were elicited from both male and female respondents at the urban environment within the first three days and at the mountain landscape environment the following three days. Results show that both male and female systolic blood pressure increased at the mountain landscape environment while their diastolic blood pressure reduced marginally. There was no difference in gender response in terms of pulse rate. Conversely, male respondents experienced reduction of respiratory rate at the mountain landscape environment while female respondents experienced increase. Findings suggest that the only apparent difference in gender response is in their respiratory rate. The extent to which gender might be related to physiological wellbeing through contact with natural mountain landscape environment is revealed. Hence, a platform is set for policy makers and governments for the creative harnessing of mountain landscape environments. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-602522022-04-07T01:01:19Z http://eprints.utm.my/60252/ Gender variations in wellbeing indicators between urban and mountain landscape environments Said, Ismail Mohamad, Sapura Ojobo, Henry SB469-476 Landcsape architecture The issue of variations in physiological indicators of wellbeing based on gender serves as incentive for natural landscape environment interactions. This study examined gender variations in blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate between contact with low-altitude urban (pretest) and mountain landscape environments (posttest). To attain the goal of this study, 38 respondents (16 males, 22 females) participated in the seven-day experimental study. Pretest and posttest measures of blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate were elicited from both male and female respondents at the urban environment within the first three days and at the mountain landscape environment the following three days. Results show that both male and female systolic blood pressure increased at the mountain landscape environment while their diastolic blood pressure reduced marginally. There was no difference in gender response in terms of pulse rate. Conversely, male respondents experienced reduction of respiratory rate at the mountain landscape environment while female respondents experienced increase. Findings suggest that the only apparent difference in gender response is in their respiratory rate. The extent to which gender might be related to physiological wellbeing through contact with natural mountain landscape environment is revealed. Hence, a platform is set for policy makers and governments for the creative harnessing of mountain landscape environments. The Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed Said, Ismail and Mohamad, Sapura and Ojobo, Henry (2015) Gender variations in wellbeing indicators between urban and mountain landscape environments. Environment And Natural Resources Research, 5 (4). pp. 63-71. ISSN 1927-0488 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/enrr.v5n4p63 DOI: 10.5539/enrr.v5n4p63 |
| spellingShingle | SB469-476 Landcsape architecture Said, Ismail Mohamad, Sapura Ojobo, Henry Gender variations in wellbeing indicators between urban and mountain landscape environments |
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| title_short | Gender variations in wellbeing indicators between urban and mountain landscape environments |
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| topic | SB469-476 Landcsape architecture |
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