Enhancing the positive psychological state for people with sportive tendencies by identifying their design preferences with in the house

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Sportive people need constant physical and psychological support. The psychological support starts from the house because it has a vital role in achieving the basic needs of individuals and providing them with comfort, The place in which the individual lives affects his psychological and mood states, either it is supportive of him or it is discouraged . Individuals are different in their design preferences for house , which are represented in colors, lines, shapes, lighting and materials. This disparity is resulted of difference in   personalities, cultures, tendencies, thoughts, and other factors.  The needs are different from person to another ,so houses designs should be  different to suit the requirements of its occupations . Therefore , the research problem is How to reach an atmosphere in which a person with sportive tendencies feels  that his requirements and psychological needs are achieved  through the interior design of the house, then the house is a helpful  factor that stimulates his physical and sportive trends .The research aim is to study the effect of sportive tendencies of individuals on their design preferences in the home. The research assumes that athletic individuals are similar in their design requirements. This is  What the research results discus from the  analyze of the questionnaire study that carried out by the researcher as a tool to measure the design preferences for individuals have sportive Tendencies. Through this study, the characteristics of the interior design elements of the house were identified, which are compatible with individuals with sportive tendencies, which provides them with a positive psychological state inside the house.

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