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apego al lugar
cualidades restauradoras
entornos universitarios
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Los ambientes restauradores son aquellos escenarios que tienen cualidades para permitir la recuperación cognitiva y afectiva de las personas, frente a las diversas demandas y estresores cotidianos; además, se ha observado que los espacios abiertos y con áreas verdes promueven mejor esta restauración psicológica. Por su parte, el apego al lugar se considera un vínculo afectivo con el espacio que contribuye al bienestar psicológico. La Universidad Veracruzana cuenta con un Campus para la Cultura, las Artes y el Deporte, con extensos espacios para estas actividades, sin embargo, no todos los estudiantes se encuentran cercanos al campus, sino que se localizan en facultades con diferentes condiciones ambientales y que se distribuyen en distintas zonas de Xalapa. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron: 1) comparar las cualidades restauradoras percibidas, el apego al lugar y la restauración psicológica subjetiva de escenarios abiertos y cerrados, cotidianos (facultad) y no cotidianos (campus) en estudiantes de la Universidad Veracruzana de dos facultades y 2) conocer la posible relación entre las cualidades restauradoras percibidas, el apego al lugar y la restauración psicológica subjetiva de los participantes. A través de un estudio no experimental cuantitativo, los estudiantes evaluaron distintos escenarios mediante fotografías. Los resultados indican que el nivel de apego, de percepción de cualidades restauradoras y de restauración psicológica fueron mayores en el escenario abierto del campus, que en los demás escenarios. Además, se encontraron correlaciones positivas altas entre estas tres variables. Se discute la relevancia de promover espacios de bienestar para los universitarios.
Restorative Qualities and Place Attachment in University Settings: A Comparative Study at Universidad Veracruzana
Abstract: Restorative environments are those settings that have qualities to allow people's cognitive and affective recovery, in the face of various daily demands and stressors. Furthermore, it has been observed that open spaces with green areas better promote this psychological restoration. For its part, place attachment is considered an emotional bond with space that contributes to psychological well-being. The Universidad Veracruzana has a Campus for Culture, Arts and Sports, with extensive spaces for these activities, however, not all students are close to the campus, but rather they are located in faculties with different environmental conditions, which are distributed in different areas of Xalapa city. The objectives of this study were: 1) to compare the perceived restorativeness, place attachment and subjective psychological restoration of open and closed, everyday (faculty) and non-everyday (campus) scenarios in students of the Universidad Veracruzana from two faculties and 2) to know the possible relationship between the perceived restorativeness, place attachment and subjective psychological restoration of the participants. Through a quantitative non-experimental study, students evaluated different scenarios using pictures. The results indicated that the level of attachment, perception of restorative qualities and psychological restoration were higher in the open scenario of the Campus than in the other scenarios. Furthermore, high positive correlations were found between these three variables. The relevance of promoting well-being spaces for university students is discussed.
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