April 29, 2016.
It seems obvious, but one study proves it: the environment in which we live has an impact on morale and mental health. At the top is the “sea view” …
The blue color of the “sea view” is important
For your retirement, you hesitate between a small apartment in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat with a sea view, or a chalet with a view of the Alps? Researchers at Michigan State University have given you the solution: opt for the apartment with sea view. It is not so much the quality of the environment that matters, according to the study they carried out, as the view over an expanse of blue, in this case that of the sea, which makes the difference. It is directly associated with a significant decrease in psychological disorders. The data that these academics have made speak for are irrevocable: consultations, and care for mental disorders, are significantly less numerous in volume, for an equal population, at the seaside, compared to the statistics of inhabited areas surrounded by green spaces. .
Green spaces are not as calming as the sea
One of the authors of the study, Amber L. Pearson, explains that the sight of green spaces does not provide the same feeling of calm as the sea view. According to him, this could be explained in particular by the fact that the sea view is totally natural, when the view of a countryside or mountain landscape is often meshed with human constructions.
The study only worked on populations with a sea view, but will soon integrate the one with a view of large lakes. Likewise, for green spaces, it will try to isolate in a second time the populations having seen forests, without trace of human activity or constructions, which is much more difficult to find in fact than a sea view. totally natural …
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