Abstract

Supporting worldwide Healthy Parks, Healthy People (HPHP) research expansion, this study investigated how wellness motivations interplay with auditory experiences by examining relationships between protected area visitors’ wellness motivations, and their perceptions of particular sounds and overall soundscape appeal. Visitor surveys (N = 899), implemented in the Coyhaique National Reserve in Chilean Patagonia, included participant demographics, wellness motivations, a listening exercise, and overall soundscape ratings. Wellness motivations were reduced into emotional, intellectual, physical, sensory, and social dimensions. All dimensions were significantly correlated with participants’ ratings of the soundscape’s appeal and their desire to visit more (based on the soundscape). Cluster analysis grouped participants into low, moderate, and high wellness motives groups. Groups with high-wellness motives were found to rate specific natural sounds and the overall soundscape higher than groups with lower wellness motives. This study suggests incorporating visitors’ wellness motivations into soundscape and other perception-based research may assist with HPHP objectives.

摘要

这项研究支持全球健康公园、健康人 (HPHP) 研究扩展，通过检查保护区游客的健康动机、他们对特定声音的感知和整体音景吸引力之间的关系，调查了健康动机如何与听觉体验相互作用。游客调查（N = 899），在智利巴塔哥尼亚的 Coyhaique 国家保护区实施，包括参与者人口统计、健康动机、听力练习和整体音景评级。健康动机被简化为情感、智力、身体、感官和社会维度。所有维度都与参与者对音景吸引力的评分和他们访问更多的愿望（基于音景）显着相关。聚类分析将参与者分为低、中、高健康动机组。发现具有高度健康动机的群体对特定的自然声音和整体音景的评价高于健康动机较低的群体。这项研究表明将游客的健康动机纳入音景和其他基于感知的研究可能有助于实现 HPHP 目标。