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Does Design Matter? An Environmental Psychology Study in Youth Detention

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    It is important to clarify in this chapter ‘design’ refers to physical design outcomes (buildings, landscapes, furniture, etc.) rather than ‘design’ as the process of designing. Conversely, Fairweather’s (2000) chapter on prison architecture with the similar title, ‘Does design matter’, related to whether designing processes and practices mattered in the final architecture and how it is used.

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    Described further in the methodology section, both fundamental and transient sentiments are operationalised and measured in ACT using ratings scales that assess the three affective dimensions of goodness (evaluation), powerfulness (potency) and liveliness (activity) Heise, D. R. (2010). Surveying Cultures: Discovering Shared Conceptions and Sentiments. Wiley.

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    For more information about the inventory and selection method see Lulham 2007, pg 413–420).

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Lulham, R. (2023). Does Design Matter? An Environmental Psychology Study in Youth Detention. In: Moran, D., Jewkes, Y., Blount-Hill, KL., St. John, V. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Prison Design. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11972-9_16

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