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Date Research Proposal: How Does Interior Design Affect Our Mental Well-being?
Human growth, development, and well-being share a special relationship with the
environment in which they thrive. Researchers such as Daykin et al. (90) reveal that
environmental interventions, through physical spaces, positively influence people’s
psychological and psychosocial wellness. A deep history of the utility of Feng Shui as an
environmental and design approach suggests that interior designs have psychological and mental
benefits (Kryžanowski 126). As researchers affirm the value of spaces in wellness, a question
emerges on how interior architectural design and changes affect an individual’s mental well-
being. Research Question, Hypothesis, and Significance To understand this phenomenon, I seek to research the effect of different interior design
changes on individuals’ mental wellness. The research question, which is the title, inquires about
the impact of interior design on individuals’ mental well-being. While analyzing the contextual
basis of the interior design and mental well-being relationship, I realized there is a need to
understand individuals’ perspectives on the effect of interior designs on mental well-being. I
argue that interior designs provide unique and personalized experiences and impact individuals’
mental well-being. While the benefits are overwhelmingly positive, each person considers
interior design for a specific mental health benefit. Therefore, this research will focus on
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personal perspectives and how they significantly improve how we understand the benefits of
interior design and provide a better approach to understanding interior design.
Literature Review
This research will conduct a detailed literature review to understand the origin of past
research. Since personal perspectives and anecdotes provide low-quality evidence, this review
will focus on existing literature by conducting a conceptual analysis, unearthing themes,
appraising strengths, critiquing weaknesses, identifying gaps, and providing a high-quality and
admissible knowledge base for study. The study will focus on the relationship between interior
designs and mental well-being, interior features and their impact on well-being, therapeutic
architecture, meaningful spaces, conceptual background on the relationship, and theoretical
foundations of research (Al-Ramahi et al. 1468; Kim and Heo 2; Ulrich 99; Tawil et al. 2;
Abdelmoula and Abdelmoula S990). Also, the review will contextualize the research questions,
related assumptions, supporting evidence, and how the bibliographic review aligns with the study
concept. The theoretical framework for the study will focus on the environment and behavior
psychology, the concept of quality of life, and a theory of supportive design as fundamental
theoretical foundations. Materials and Methods
The research will adopt a qualitative study using an autoethnography method to organize,
synthesize, and interpret personal experiences and perspectives responses. Since I have
numerous experiences with interior design of varied architecture and forms, actively registering
them and considering how they align with the research objective will be beneficial. Active self-
reflexivity will ground this research method, where I will center on my experiences from an
observational, emotional, and critical perspective. Therefore, I will be the only research
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participant, and my reflective approach will have themes to guide it. The themes will be based on
experiences. First, I will focus on my experiences of different interior designs at workplaces, homes,
schools, hospitals, and public places such as the theatre. The primary areas will be home, school
(classes and counselor’s room), and enclosed spaces I have visited in the past, such as camping
sites, movie theatres, and luxurious restaurants. Second, I will focus on the emotions and mental
state before, during, and after interacting with each interior space. Data sources will involve in-
depth self-reflection through introspection, analysis, and evaluation of experiences. Self-
reflection data will depend on the memory of the specificity of architecture and the changes in
mental states. External data on my experience will involve personal journals, literature, and non-textual
artifacts. I will use my journals to extract data and information on my past experiences, mental
state, emotions, thoughts, and concerns after visiting places with unique interior designs. Also, I
will collect data from notes and past and recent notes regarding interior designs. Lastly, I will
review photographs and video recordings of interior places such as restaurants and hotels,
homes, and classrooms. Further, the research will involve data management and organization. I
will classify information based on coded themes for data refinement, analysis, and interpretation.
Data classification and organization will help in the examination of validity. Lastly, the research
discussion sector will focus on the themes to validate the research question and hypothesis. Since
the research concerns the interpretation of personal experiences on the effect of interior designs
on their mental wellness, which is beneficial for architecture and healthcare, I will develop a
detailed work plan that requires a maximum of three weeks.
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Work Cited
Abdelmoula, Nouha Bouayed, and E. Abdelmoula. “Architecture and Mental Health Well-being Versus Architecture Therapy for Mental Disorders.” European Psychiatry
, vol. 66, no. S1, Elsevier BV, Mar. 2023, pp. S990–91. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2106.
Al-Ramahi, Afaq, et al. “Well-Being as an Effective Aspect in the Perception of Vital In-between
Spaces Within Art and Architecture Faculties.” Buildings
, vol. 13, no. 6, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, June 2023, p. 1467-93. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13061467.
Daykin, Norma, et al. “Review: The Impact of Art, Design and Environment in Mental Healthcare: A Systematic Review of the Literature.” Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
, vol. 128, no. 2, Sage Publishing, Mar. 2008, pp. 85–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/1466424007087806.
Kim, Jeongah, and Wookjae Heo. “Importance of Interior Design: An Environmental Mediator for Perceiving Life Satisfaction and Financial Stress.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
, vol. 18, no. 19, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Sept. 2021, p. 10195. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910195.
Kryžanowski, Špela. “A Comparative Analysis of Selected Recommendations of the Feng Shui School of Form, Alexander et al.’s Pattern Language, and Findings of Environmental Psychology.” Urbani Izziv
, vol. 2, no. 30, Slovenia, Dec. 2019, pp. 124–34. https://doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-02-006.
Tawil, Nour, et al. “The Living Space: Psychological Well-Being and Mental Health in Response
to Interiors Presented in Virtual Reality.” International Journal of Environmental
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Research and Public Health
, vol. 18, no. 23, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Nov. 2021, p. 12510. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312510.
Ulrich, Roger S. “Effects of Interior Design on Wellness: Theory and Recent Scientific Research.” PubMed
, vol. 3, National Institutes of Health, Jan. 1991, pp. 97–109. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10123973.
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