Investigation on the effect of ornamental plants on relative power of alpha brain waves with the approach of reducing learning stress in the educational environment

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Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Green Space Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Iran.

2 Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

3 Horticultural Dep.

4 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Iran.

10.22098/jsp.2024.14955.5836

Abstract

Green space with its diverse colors of flowers, plants and visual elements affect the central nervous system through the release of special hormones, moods, mental state and energy level of people and causes emotional and aesthetic reactions in people, controlling anxiety disorders including reducing the amount of learning stress. The present research was conducted using an analytical-semi-laboratory method with a quantitative-statistical approach. The statistical population of the present study is the students of Mohaghegh Ardabili University, with a number of 32 volunteer students in two age groups. 20 to 25 years old and 25 to 40 years old were selected according to the criteria of entering and exiting the research using available sampling method. Quantitative electroencephalography device was chosen to record alpha brain wave activity. In order to analyze the recorded waves, Neuroguide software was used and statistical software (SAS) was used for statistical analysis of quantitative data. The environment containing plants compared to the environment without plants had a significant effect on increasing alpha brain waves and the relative alpha power of the cerebral hemispheres of women and men under 25 years of age increased when looking at plants. The results of the present study by presenting the effects Psychologically, the green space helps to improve the mental health of students before proceeding with the design of the green space with the knowledge of the effect of those measures on the power of brain activity and reducing the amount of learning stress in the educational environment with appropriate design.

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Journal of School Psychology

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Available Online from 11 September 2024

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