ND-0495 · 2023 · Other
Psychological and physiological effects of a wooden office room on human well-being: Results from a randomized controlled trial
Ojala, Kostensalo, Viik et al. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2023.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102059 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Anxiety was clearly lower at the end of the experiment in a wooden room than in a control room, with only slight signs on other psychological measures.
Design questions and applications
Consider visible wood in offices.
Field
Scent, wood and materials
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card ojala-2023-wood-office) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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