Gender Differences in Psychological Responses and Eye Movements for Biophilic Rooms

This study conducted a participant experiment in biophilic rooms using indoor plants and windows to examine the gender differences in psychological responses and eye movements. We designed six experimental environments resulting from combining two window conditions (existence and nonexistence) and three indoor plant conditions (small plants on the desk, tall plants near the front walls, and none). For males, the presence of windows was effective in improving self-estimated performance. For females, the coexistence of windows and plants or plants on the desktop effectively improved the ease of relaxation and creative work. Therefore, the psychological effects of windows and plants may differ between males and females. Additionally, there were differences in the correlations between the psychological ratings for the six experimental conditions and eye-movement parameters during task break periods between males and females. It is possible that these differences are related to different psychological effects in males and females.