Bagot, K.L., 2004, Perceived restorative components: a scale for children, in: Children, Youth and Environments, 14, 1
- Author : Bagot, K.L.
- Year : 2004
- Journal/Series : Children, Youth and Environments
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 1
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 14
- Pages : 120-140
- Abstract in English : This study reports on the development and psychometric validation of a perceived restorative components scale for aged 8 to 11 years completed an initial pool of 23 items addressing the components of a restorative environment to assess two familiar, everyday environments- their school playground and their school library. Factor analysis indicated a five-factor model (Being Away– Physical, Being Away- Psychological, Fascination, Compatibility and Extent) of 15 items best fit the data, consistent with prior adult restorativeness measure research and fitting within Kaplan’s Attention Restoration Theory. Satisfactory internal consistency was found for four of the five factors, with a two-item construct of Extent being lowest. School playgrounds had significantly higher restoration potential than school libraries, when compared with school classrooms, indicating divergent validity of the measure.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: children, restorative environments, attention restoration therapy, playground, school library.