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Effects of Cultural Facilities and City Parks on the Regional Suicide Rates in Korea

문화시설과 도시공원이 지역별 자살률에 미치는 영향

  • Cho, Soo-Mi (Department of Culture and Arts Management, Hongik University) ;
  • Shin, Hyung-Deok (School of Business Administration, Hongik. University)
  • 조수미 (홍익대학교 대학원 문화예술경영학과) ;
  • 신형덕 (홍익대학교 경영대학 경영학과)
  • Received : 2014.05.14
  • Accepted : 2014.08.07
  • Published : 2014.08.31
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of cultural facilities and city parts on the regional suicide rates in Korea. Data of theaters, exhibition facilities, libraries and city parts was collected in 143 local areas governments. The number of theaters and the size of city parts had a significant effect on decreasing the regional suicide rates in the areas, and the number of exhibition facilities had partial impacts. This result suggests that the dynamic components of a culture and arts environments may work more effectively to relieve depression and stress and decrease the suicide rates. This study suggests that the cultural welfare environments can be found to solve the problem of the high suicide rates in Korea.

본 연구는 문화복지환경이 지역별 자살률에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 이를 위해 문화복지환경을 문화시설과 도시공원으로 구분하였고, 문화시설로서 공연시설, 전시시설, 도서시설의 개수를, 도시공원으로서 도시공원면적을 수집했다. 또한 전국 지방자치단체 143개의 시, 구를 중심으로 2011년 통계청 자료 등 4개 기관의 자료를 회귀분석을 통하여 분석하였다. 분석결과 공연시설과 도시공원은 통계적으로 유의하게 자살률을 감소시키며 전시시설과 도서시설은 영향을 미치지 않는 것을 발견했다. 이는 공연시설과 도시공원과 같은 활동적인 요소가 우울 및 스트레스 해소에 영향을 주었기 때문인 것으로 해석된다. 본 연구는 우리나라의 심각한 문제인 자살률을 낮추는 효과적인 방안으로서 문화복지환경의 가치 및 효과를 재조명하는 것에 그 의의가 있다.

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