Previous studies indicate that wooden environments could produce more positive emotions, more delightful sense of color, odor, light and less fatigue for occupants. The purpose of this study was to examine the gender differences in human psychological responses to three different types of wooden indoor environments. 10 female and 10 male participants were enrolled randomly in the experiment. The Profile of Mood States (POMS), a fatigue symptom checklist was used and some subjective feelings were evaluated. The results showed that: (1) female participants felt more warmth and brightness in the wooden rooms; (2) female participants’ olfactory sensation was 42% higher than male participant in the dark wooden room but experienced a greater decrease after a 50-min adaptation; (3) female participants reported more confusion and fatigue feelings while male participants reported more vigor feelings in different conditions. This study indicated that obvious gender differences existed in human psychological responses to the changes of wooden environment, with different wood colors and coverage rates. It is necessary to think critically about human connections with natural patterns and to improve health and well-being in the built environment with the consideration of gender differences.

先前的研究表明，木制环境可以为乘员带来更多积极的情绪，更愉悦的色彩，气味，光线和更少的疲劳感。这项研究的目的是检验人类对三种不同类型的木制室内环境的心理反应中的性别差异。实验中随机招募了10位女性和10位男性参与者。使用情绪症状状况（POMS），疲劳症状检查表并评估一些主观感觉。结果表明：（1）女性参与者在木制房间里感觉更温暖，更明亮；（2）在黑暗的木房中，女性参与者的嗅觉比男性参与者高42％，但是经过50分钟的适应后，其嗅觉下降幅度更大；（3）女性参与者报告了更多的困惑和疲劳感，而男性参与者报告了在不同条件下的更有活力的感觉。这项研究表明，人类对木制环境变化的心理反应存在明显的性别差异，木材的颜色和覆盖率不同。有必要批判性地考虑人类与自然形态的联系，并在考虑性别差异的情况下改善建筑环境中的健康和福祉。