Extraordinary nature is Powerful

Hao, Zhang, Hou, Lau, and Lau share that “extraordinary, awesome landscapes, such as the mesmerizing Arctic and mysterious underwater scene, particularly contribute to enhancing emotional well-being. . . . volunteers experienced three ordinary natural landscapes and four extraordinary natural landscapes in a virtual reality setting. . . . Results showed that: 1) Compared to ordinary nature, extraordinary nature demonstrates more significant [stress] recovery and emotional improvement effects. 2) The semantic differential scale evaluated the extraordinariness of natural landscapes across five…

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