Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Environmental Psychology

Environmental psychology examines how physical surroundings influence human behavior, cognition, and well-being, encompassing both natural and built environments. Research published in Human Psychology on this topic investigates the relationship between spatial arrangements and human behavior in educational settings…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 1 peer-reviewed article cited Cited 6× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2644-1101 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Environmental psychology examines how physical surroundings influence human behavior, cognition, and well-being, encompassing both natural and built environments. Research published in Human Psychology on this topic investigates the relationship between spatial arrangements and human behavior in educational settings. One study explored how students position themselves within classroom spaces across courses of varying duration, examining patterns of seat selection and their potential implications for learning and social dynamics. This line of inquiry addresses fundamental questions about how individuals navigate and respond to structured physical environments in their daily lives. Understanding these spatial behaviors contributes to broader knowledge about person-environment interactions and may inform practical considerations in designing educational and other institutional spaces. The field bridges multiple disciplines, drawing on principles from psychology, architecture, and behavioral science to illuminate how environmental factors shape human experience. By examining concrete behaviors such as classroom seating choices, environmental psychology research provides empirical evidence about the subtle yet meaningful ways that physical contexts influence human decision-making and social patterns in everyday settings.

Research published in this journal

1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 1 article above has been cited 6 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Environmental Psychology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Psychology (ISSN 2644-1101).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Mesagno · Australia Larkin Lamarche · canada Giuseppe Lanza · Italy

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