RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND POSTURAL STABILITY OF SENSE AS DESIGN CAPACITY IN ALTITUDE; Research of architectural plan of psychological stress by height Part 2
The purpose of this study was verifying the relationship between a psychological stress and postural stability of sense as a design capacity in altitudes. The examinees overlooked outside at high-angle by a VR system. The psychological stress was measured by Electro-Dermal Activity. The design of postural stability of sense was classified into following 3 groups: window with a horizontal handrail, window with a vertical handrail, window with unstable ground. As a result, the psychological stress was decreased with the handrails, although it was increased with unstable ground. These results indicated the attenuation of the psychological stress by corresponding design.