Citation

Elrafie NSS, Hassan GF, El Fayoumi MA, Ismail A. Ain Shams Eng. J. 2023; 14(6): e102116.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Ain Shams University, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.asej.2023.102116

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

One of the primary goals of smart cities is to improve the mental wellbeing of their inhabitants through the design of the surrounding environment. In this regard, urban spaces, as surrounding contexts embodying daily human activities, play a major role through their imposed personality perception. Unfortunately, one of the main adverse psychological effects of urban spaces design is the perceived psychological stress. Nonetheless, associations between urban design and human psychological health remain relatively unexplored. Accordingly, this study investigates the relationship between urban space personality and users' stress perception, through adopting a theoretical method reviewing related theories and studies, correlating urban space' stress-inducing attributes and stress components, and a practical method employing a study-developed questionnaire targeting the users of six urban spaces within the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. The investigation revealed contributions of each personality attribute in stress perception, with accounting the social component as the key role factor.

Language: en

Keywords

Environmental stressors, environmental psychology; Perceived stress; Urban space perceived personality