Survey Data on Guided Tours at Italian Historical Sites and Emotional Restoration

149 participants completed questionnaires before and after 45-minute guided tours at two sites in north-eastern Italy. The data was collected by Laura Miola to investigate changes in emotional valence, arousal, and perceived restorativeness. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-28.

Use Cases

• Modeling predictors of perceived restorativeness based on individual differences like connectedness to nature and perceived stress.
• Analyzing changes in emotional valence and arousal before and after guided tours at historical and religious sites.
• Investigating the role of site-specific factors, such as cultural and historical significance, in shaping restorative experiences.

Strengths

• Includes pre- and post-visit survey data from 149 participants, enabling within-subject analysis.
• Assesses multiple psychological constructs: emotional valence, arousal, perceived stress, connectedness to nature, and restorativeness.
• Data is collected from two distinct site types (an archaeological site and a Benedictine abbey) for comparison.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small in scale at 694.0 KB, indicating a limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Laura Miola via figshare.

Collection Method

Questionnaires administered to participants before and after guided tours.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 04:36:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Archaeological site of Aquileia and Benedictine Abbey of Praglia in north-eastern Italy.