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Relationship between Indoor Plants in Apartments and Happiness Index of Citizens in Seoul  

Lee, Hae Il (Dept. of Horticultural Biotechnology, Graduate School of life and Environmental Sciences, Korea Univ.)
Hong, Jong Won (Graduate School, Korea Univ.)
Jang, Eu Jean (Graduate School, Korea Univ.)
Kim, Jae Yun (Graduate School, Korea Univ.)
Pak, Chun Ho (College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea Univ.)
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FLOWER RESEARCH JOURNAL / v.19, no.1, 2011 , pp. 64-67 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to research the effects that indoor plants of apartments in Seoul have on the happiness index, we tried to analyze relationships between indoor plants which are nearest to the residents and happiness which is the final goal of the residents, and for this 200 residents who live in apartments in the Seoul city area were sampled. This study was based on the precedent studies of the facts that horticultural therapy and function of plants had already proven the affirmative roles of plants to people. The results were as follows. Residents reported that they were happiest when the plants were blooming(57%), when the plants were sprouting(33%), when repotting(2%), when distributing(2%) and others(7%). The residents exposed to indoor plants were in direction proportion to the happiness index within 1hour. Happiness indexes of the residents who cared for potted plants were by themselves was 67.90, when family members cared for the plants, 65.09, and when others cared, it was 64.79. The preference of indoor plants and the happiness index according to the scale of interior gardens were in direct proportion. Lastly, the happiness index of residents according to the number of potted plants, was in direct proportion: the more potted plants, the greater the happiness index.
Keywords
flowerpot; repotting; potted plant; interior garden; quality of life;
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