A Scoping Review of the Sensory Characteristics of Wood Materials from a Person–Environment Fit Perspective in Indoor Environmental Research

The environmental sensory characteristics of wood materials significantly influence users' psychological and physiological well-being. However, existing research predominantly focuses on individual sensory channels or isolated physical parameters, lacking systematic integration from the perspective of human-environment interaction. Based on the P-E Fit theory, this scoping review, using a Web of Science search and supplementary citation tracing, included 66 post-2010 studies, identifying gaps and future directions. Current research shows notable imbalances across three dimensions: user needs (P), environmental offerings (E), and matching outcomes (Fit). In the P-layer, participants are mostly college students aged 18–30; the elderly and children are significantly underrepresented, and cross-cultural comparisons are virtually absent, limiting insights into user demand heterogeneity. In the E-layer, visual physical parameters dominate, tactile and olfactory research are limited, and auditory studies are nearly absent, leaving multisensory integration at an early stage. The Fit-layer reveals most studies at a descriptive exposure level, with minimal systematic investigation of interaction mechanisms between user characteristics and environmental offerings, and inadequate research on matching mechanisms. To address these gaps, future research should: establish a participant system covering the entire life cycle and systematically examine cross-cultural and gender differences; strengthen independent auditory studies and neuroscience investigations into the integrated mechanisms of visual, tactile, and olfactory channels, establishing dose-response relationships for key physical parameters; employ factorial designs, longitudinal tracking, and ecological momentary assessment to shift from describing effects to decoding mechanisms, thereby providing empirical support for evidence-based design and precise optimization of wooden indoor environments.木质材料的环境感官特性对使用者的心理与生理健康有着显著影响。然而，现有研究多聚焦于单一感官通道或孤立的物理参数，缺乏从人-环境交互视角出发的系统性整合研究。基于人-环境匹配（Person-Environment Fit, P-E Fit）理论，本范围综述通过Web of Science检索辅以补充引文追踪，纳入了2010年后的66项研究，梳理了当前研究的空白与未来方向。现有研究在三大维度上存在显著失衡：使用者需求（P层）、环境供给（E层）以及匹配结果（Fit层）。在P层中，研究参与者多为18至30岁的大学生，老年群体与儿童群体的占比明显不足，且几乎未开展跨文化对比研究，这限制了对使用者需求异质性的深入认知。在E层中，视觉物理参数相关研究占据主导地位，触觉与嗅觉相关研究较为有限，听觉相关研究则近乎空白，导致多感官整合研究仍处于早期阶段。在Fit层中，多数研究仅停留在描述性暴露层面，针对使用者特征与环境供给之间交互机制的系统性探究极少，且对匹配机制的研究亦不够充分。为填补上述研究空白，未来研究应：构建覆盖全生命周期的参与者体系，系统性探究跨文化与性别差异；加强独立听觉研究以及针对视、触、嗅多通道整合机制的神经科学研究，建立关键物理参数的剂量-反应关系；采用因子设计、纵向追踪与生态瞬时评估（Ecological Momentary Assessment, EMA）方法，从描述效应转向解码机制，从而为木质室内环境的循证设计与精准优化提供实证支撑。