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An Experimental Study on Physiological and Psychological Effects of Pine Scent

소나무 향기의 생리 심리적 효과에 관한 실험적 연구

  • Jo, Hyun-Ju (Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University) ;
  • Fujii, Eijiro (Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University) ;
  • Cho, Tae-Dong (Dept. of Environmental Landscape Architecture, Gangneung-Wonju University)
  • Received : 2010.06.28
  • Accepted : 2010.09.27
  • Published : 2010.10.31
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Abstract

The scientific verification of the physiological and psychological effects that result from interaction with green plants would not only provide objective knowledge on the psychological effect of green but would also establish useful grounds for the creation of green spaces that consider human emotions. The present study measured the cerebral activity(cerebral blood flow) and the autonomic nervous system activity (blood pressure, pulse rate, amylase) of fifteen Korean male subjects as they inhaled the natural scent diffused by pine needles. Impression and mood state evaluations of the reactions to the pine scent were carried out using the SD method and POMS. Cerebral activity was observed to be significantly activated in the feeling, judgment, and motor areas of the frontal lobe, as well as the memory area in the temporal lobe. Verbal evaluations by the SD method and POMS indicated a pine scent left natural but stimulated and active impressions, provided vigor, and also reduced confusion. The autonomic nervous system activities, however, showed no significant differences. These findings verified scientifically that a pine scent vitalizes humans both physiologically and psychologically. These results could be useful as fundamental data for the design of green spaces that consider human emotional aspects.

녹지식물과 접함으로써 얻어지는 생리 심리적 효과를 과학적으로 실증하는 것은 녹지의 심리효과에 대한 객관적인 지식의 제공과 더불어 인간의 감성을 고려한 녹지공간을 창출에 있어 유용한 근거가 될 것이다. 본 연구에서는 15명의 한국인 남성을 대상으로 자연 발산하는 소나무 잎의 향기를 맡는 동안 대뇌활동(뇌혈액동태)과 자율신경계활동(혈압, 맥박, 아밀라제)을 측정하고, SD법(Semantic Differential method)과 POMS(Profile Of Mood States)를 이용하여 소나무 향기에 대한 인상 및 감정상태의 변화를 평가하였다. 그 결과, 소나무 향기는 대뇌활동에 있어 전두야의 감정, 판단, 운동을 담당하는 부위와 측두야의 기억을 담당하는 부위의 활성화를 초래하였다. SD법과 POMS에 의한 언어적 평가에서는 소나무 향기는 자연적이지만, 자극적이고 활발한 인상을 가지며, 활기를 주고 혼란한 정서를 안정시키는 향기로서 평가되었다. 한편, 자율신경계활동에서는 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았다. 실증된 결과를 통해, 소나무 향기가 우리의 생리 심리적인 측면에 활력을 주는 사실이 과학적으로 검증되었으며, 금후 감성을 고려한 녹지환경 디자인을 위한 기초적인 자료로 활용될 것을 기대한다.

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