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Personality predicts perceived potential for attention restoration of natural and urban scenes / La personalidad predice el potencial percibido de restauración atencional de los paisajes naturales y urbanos
This study evaluated domains of personality in the five-factor model as predictors of perceived potential for attention restoration (PPAR) for attractive and moderately attractive natural and urban scenes. Students rated the attractive natural and urban scenes equally high in PPAR, the moderately attractive natural scene intermediate, and the moderately attractive urban scene, lowest. However, across natural and urban scenes, the personality domains of openness, agreeableness, and extraversion predicted higher ratings for PPAR, whereas neuroticism predicted lower PPAR ratings.
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