Research Design Connection: Aquariums And Wellbeing
Research reported by the University of Exeter corroborates earlier studies indicating that seeing aquariums makes people feel calmer. Cracknell, Pahl and White determined that “viewing aquarium displays led to noticeable reductions in blood pressure and heart rate, and that higher numbers of fish helped to hold people’s attention for longer and improve their moods…Deborah Cracknell [who] conducted the study [states that]: ‘Fish tanks and displays are often associated with attempts at calming patients in doctors’ surgeries and dental waiting rooms. This study has…provided robust evidence that ‘doses’ of exposure to underwater settings could actually have a positive impact on people’s wellbeing.’” “Aquariums Deliver Health and Wellbeing Beneifts.” 2015. Press release, University of Exeter, http://www.exeter.ac.uk Sally Augustin, PhD, a cognitive scientist, is the editor of Research Design Connections (www.researchdesignconnections.com), a monthly subscription newsletter and free daily blog, where recent and classic research in the social, design, and physical sciences that can …
Log in to Continue Reading
