Psychological Effects of Walking and Relaxed Sitting in Urban Greenspaces During Post-pandemic: A Case Study in Bogor City, Indonesia

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https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2023.v7n1-1

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COVID-19, urban green spaces, therapy, physical activity, psychological effect

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the world order from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on changes in healthy living practices, such as decreased physical exercise and increased stress, compromising psychological well-being. The psychological impacts of walking and relaxing in urban green spaces on IPB University students are investigated in this study. Bogor City Alun-Alun, Sempur Park, and Heulang Park were used for the experiment. Participants completed 15 minutes of walking and relaxed sitting before and after the experiment, and the psychological impacts were assessed using Profiles of Mood States (POMS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and WHO Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) before and after the experiment. The results indicate that physical activity improves psychological wellness. These findings give scientific evidence for the psychologically relaxing effects of walking and relaxed sitting, as well as recommendations to support the development and construction of therapeutic urban green spaces.

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Mona Sari, Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, Indonesia

Mona Sari is a second-year master's student from IPB University. She is interested in stress therapy in green open spaces, especially city parks. She was born in Tanggamus, on January 17, 1999. She obtained a bachelor's degree in agriculture (agro-ecotechnology) from Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University in 2021. She already has a publication in the journal IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science in 2021.

Dr. Indung Sitti Fatimah, Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, Indonesia

Indung Sitti Fatimah contributes to supervising the research. She is a Member of the Division of Landscape Planning and Design, Department of Landscape Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University. Her main research fields are landscape architecture and green architecture. Her recent publication includes “Community Perceptions and Preferences of The Comfort Level of Merdeka Metro Park as a Social Interaction Space During Covid-19 Pandemic”, "Analysis of the Distribution of Colonial Building Locations in Bandung City Using Getis-Ord Gi* Hot Spot Analysis", and "Typology of Colonial Architecture in Indonesia".

Dr. Prita Indah Pratiwi, Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University

Prita Indah Pratiwi contributes to co-supervising the research. She is a member of the Landscape Plants and Greenery System Division, Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University. Her main research fields are environmental psychology, park therapy, landscape perception and preference, and ecotourism planning. Her primary publication includes “Physiological and Psychological Effects of Walking in Campus Landscape on Young Adults”, “The Psychological Effects of Park Therapy Components on Campus Landscape Preferences”, "Physiological and Psychological Effects of Walking in Urban Parks and Its Imagery in Different Seasons in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from Matsudo City, Japan", and "Physiological and Psychological Effects of Viewing Urban Parks in Different Seasons in Adults".

Dr. Bambang Sulistyantara, Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University, Indonesia

Bambang Sulistyantara contributes to co-supervising the research. He is the head of the Landscape Plants and Greenery System Division, Department of Landscape Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University. His main research fields are urban environmental comfort, analysis of green space function on human comfort and welfare, urban forest function and management, and ecotourism planning and analysis. His recent publication includes “Physiological and Psychological Effects of Walking in Campus Landscape on Young Adults”, “The Psychological Effects of Park Therapy Components on Campus Landscape Preferences”, "Determination of Attractiveness Index and Carrying Capacity of the Geosites for Sustainable Geotourism Development in The Cyclops Mountains of Papua, Indonesia" and "The Prospect of Geotourism in the Cyclops Mountains Conservation Area Papua".

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2023-02-25

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Sari, M., Fatimah, I. S., Pratiwi, P. I., & Sulistyantara, B. (2023). Psychological Effects of Walking and Relaxed Sitting in Urban Greenspaces During Post-pandemic: A Case Study in Bogor City, Indonesia. Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 7(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2023.v7n1-1

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs

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