• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.299-307
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• 2019

This study surveyed the general characteristics and forest use characteristics of forest visitors, the healing power of natural environments and Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS) to find out whether humans can feel the healing effects of natural environments. The target area of this study was the natural environments of Bunseong Mountain in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. A total of 50 questionnaires were analyzed. Female visitors and those aged between 40s to 60s accounted for 62% and over 70% respectively. All the surveyed respondents answered 'yes' to the question about the healing effects of Bunseong Mountain and natural environments, and 84% of them answered that they can get 'psychological and physical healing' in Bunseong Mountain. Many respondents chose oxygen, sunlight, and landscape as a healing factor. To the questions about the specific form or conditions of the natural environments that have the healing effects, those who answered 'forest' was the highest (72%), and they described thickness of forests, gentle slope and clean air as their conditions. The average score of the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS) using a 7-point Likert scale was 5.14. The results of this study indicate that respondents perceive Bunseong Mountain as a restorative environment and think that they can enjoy the healing effects of Bunseong Mountain and natural environments.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제98권1호
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• pp.88-93
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• 2009

자연을 비롯한 산림 경관은 인간의 심리적 안정에 큰 역할을 한다고 알려져 왔다. 본 연구는 산림 경관의 심리적 안정 효과를 실증적으로 밝혀내고자 수행되었다. 자료의 수집을 위하여 도시, 산림, 산림과 물에 해당되는 각 9개의 경관이 선정되었다. 이들 3 종류의 총 27개 경관사진이 30명의 피험자에게 심리적 생리적 영향이 미치는지를 조사하였다. 심리적 안정을 나타내는 뇌파(${\alpha}$파)와 PRS(Perceived Restorativeness Scale), PANAS(Positive and Negative Affect Schedule)점수가 각각 생리적, 그리고 심리적 연구변수로 측정되었다. 자료의 분석결과 산림과 물, 산림, 그리고 도시 경관 순으로 생리적 심리적 안정에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.94-104
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• 2017

최근 대체 의학에 대한 관심과 함께 일상적인 공간과 활동을 통한 건강증진에 많은 관심이 일고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 치유환경에 대한 물리적 공간의 효용가치와 구체적인 공간 유형별 차이에 관해 다룸으로 근거중심디자인 관점에서 조경계획 및 설계단계에 유용한 결과를 도출하고자 한다. 이를 위해서 인위적으로 조성된 조경공간의 치유효과가 얼마나 있는지에 대한 평가가 요구되며, 구체적인 공간에 대한 평가가 요구된다. 본 연구는 청계천 1.5km 구간을 대상으로 주의회복 효과와 공간 유형에 대해 논하고자 한다. 연구 방법으로는 공간에 대한 해석과 주의회복환경 정도를 묻기 위한 회복환경 지각척도를 활용하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 청계천 조사 구간의 평균 회복환경지각척도는 6.12로 도출되었다. 이는 선행 연구를 기준으로 옥상 정원이나 언덕 그리고 정원에 비해서는 높은 수치이고, 자연호수가 주는 주의회복효용 정도와 유사한 값을 보였다. 둘째, 공간 유형에 따른 차이를 확인하기 위해 각 5개 공간 유형별로 ANOVA 분석을 실시하였는데, 그 결과로 안쪽 경계부 공간 유형이 치유효과가 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과는 조경공간의 치유효과에 대한 근거자료가 되며, 세부 공간 유형 설계 시 치유공간 설계에 참고가 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2013

의도된 집중력은 환경에 의해 장기간 요구되면 피로하게 된다. Kaplan과 Kaplan의 집중력 회복이론(ART)에서는 피로한 의도된 집중력은 치유경관에 의해 회복된다고 주장된다. 네 가지 치유특질은 탈출감, 경관의 매력, 경관의 공간감, 그리고 적합성이다. ART에서는 다양한 경관이 치유효과를 유발할 수 있다고 인정하고 있지만, 지금까지 경관의 치유효과는 자연경관과 도시경관의 두 가지 차원에서 연구되어 왔다. 본 연구의 목적은 본 연구의 목적은 두 가지로 첫째, 전통경관을 대상으로 한국형 PRS를 개발하고, 두 번째, 전통경관의 치유특질이 방문경험에 미치는 영향을 조사하는 것이다. 본 연구는 안압지에서 수행되었으며, 200명의 안압지 방문자가 설문조사에 참여하였다. Hartig 등의 PRS(Perceived Restorativeness Scale)가 경관의 치유성을 평가하기 위한 측정도구로 사용되었다. 분석결과는 다음과 같이 요약된다. 1) PRS는 역사지역에 대한 한국인의 평가에 매우 신뢰성 있는 측정도구로 밝혀졌다. 특히, 요인분석에서는 네 가지 요인이 도출되었는데, 이는 ART를 뒷받침하고 있다. 2) 경관의 장소성은 치유효과에 긍정적인 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 3) 경관의 아름다움은 비록 경관의 장소성이 경관치유에 미치는 영향보다는 작지만, 긍정적인 영향이 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 4) 네 가지 경관치유특질 중에서 세 가지 특질(경관의 매력, 탈출감, 적합성)이 방문만족과 재방문의사에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 상대적인 중요도의 순서는 경관의 매력, 탈출감, 적합성으로 분석되었다. 연구결과에 근거하면, 앞으로의 연구에서는 PRS의 신뢰성을 재 검증하기 위한 연구가 필요한 것으로 나타난다. 또한 장소성과 경관의 치유효과의 관계성을 밝히기 위한 연구도 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.277-291
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• 2020

Background and objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of visitors' positive emotions on satisfaction and loyalty with the perception of restorative environment of a healing garden created in an urban agriculture expo. Methods: The psychological indicators to the images of the healing garden were analyzed by the visitors' demographic variables and the three factors of plant cultivation activity level: plant cultivation experience, plant preference, and plant-related event. Results: Between age groups and occupational groups, significant differences were found statistically. The Perceived Restorativeness Scale(PRS) showed significantly differences between age groups in repose, fascination and legibility. The Positive Affect & Negative Affect Schedule(PANAS) showed statistically significant differences between age groups in positive emotions. In addition, we investigated the correlation between the PANAS and the three factors of plant cultivation experience level, the four factors of the PRS, satisfaction and loyalty. The three factors of plant cultivation experience level, the four factors of the PRS, satisfaction and loyalty showed a positive correlation with positive emotions and were inversely correlated with negative emotions significantly. Multiple regression analysis with dummy variables was conducted to examine the effects of plant cultivation activity level, attention restoration, and the PANAS on healing garden visitors' satisfaction and loyalty. As a result, among the four factors of the PRS, fascination and positive affectivity were significant variables that affect healing garden visitors' satisfaction and loyalty. Conclusion: The results indicated that the higher the attention restoration of visitors due to the fascination of the healing garden and the higher their positive affectivity and the more they have plant-related memories, the higher their impact on healing garden visitors' satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, fascinating natural environments or greenery landscapes like healing gardens where people can contact plants would reduce negative emotions such as anger and sadness but to increase positive emotions such as pleasure, joy and satisfaction.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the exhibition displays and events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall in the Agricultural Technology Exhibition 2018 on satisfaction and revisit intention of visitors. A survey was conducted on visitors of the Agro-healing Experience Hall and the responses of 274 visitors excluding 26 cases with inappropriate responses were analyzed. For psychological measurement, the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS), Profile of Mood States (POMS), level of plant gardening experience, satisfaction and loyalty were measured. There was a significant difference among age groups in all four factors of the PRS (repose, fascination, coherence, and legibility). In the case of education level, there was a significant difference in the three factors (repose, fascination, and legibility). In addition, average monthly income showed a significant difference among groups in the two factors (fascination and coherence). As a result of analyzing the mood states of visitors for the exhibition events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall, there was a significant difference among age groups only in the case of vigor (p < .05). As a result of analyzing the correlation between the level of plant gardening activities (3 factors) and PRS (4 factors) in the exhibition events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall, plant preference tendency and plant-related event showed a high positive correlation of 0.5 or more with repose of the PRS factors. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of the level of plant gardening activities, PRS and POMS on the satisfaction and loyalty of visitors. As a result, it was found that in terms of relative explanatory power over independent variables affecting satisfaction and revisit intention, fascination had the greatest effect, followed by vigor, fatigue, and occupation (company employee). The results of this study suggest that exhibition events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall affect repose, fascination or vigor of visitors, and thus can be used positively to increase satisfaction and revisit intention of visitors.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.333-340
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• 2019

This study was conducted to find out the effects of plant cultivation activities in the village gardening program hosted by Gyeonggi-do on the psychology and physiology of participants. This study conducted a survey on 20 villagers aged 57.70±9.23 on average and collected their saliva before Session 1 and after the final Session 10. The experiment was conducted by carrying out the village gardening program once a week for total 10 weeks. Psychological assessment was conducted by measuring the level of plant cultivation experience, four elements (repose, fascination, coherence, legibility) of the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS) and stress levels, and also conducting the Wilcoxon paired signed ranks test. As the result of comparatively analyzing the saliva collected before and after the program, the total cortisol level, which is a stress hormone, decreased with statistical significance after the program (t=14.521, p<.001). The level of plant cultivation activities increased with statistical significance after the program, and the PRS increased with statistical significance in the three elements of repose, fascination and legibility excluding coherence. In addition, as the result of examining the change in the stress level of participants with the sum of all item scores, it was found that the stress level decreased with statistical significance (p<.05) from 17.65 points to 15.30 points after the program. Hence, plant cultivation activities in the village community have positive effects such as attention restoration or stress relief. In addition, the activities can also contribute to mental connection and healthcare of residents.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.9-23
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• 2024

This study investigates the physiological and psychological effects of a nature-based outdoor activity program in an environment reflecting the characteristics of forest and coastal areas on 30 firefighters (average age: 40.4 ± 9.8 years) who are frequently exposed to dangerous situations. Blood pressure, pulse pressure, and heart rate variability were used as physiological measurement indicators, and the Korean versions of PANAS (positive affect and negative affect schedule), WEMWBS (Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale), and PRS (perceived restorativeness scale) were used as psychological measurement indicators. For four days and three nights, the participants experienced programs at Hallyeohaesang Nature Center and the surrounding mountains, seas, and islands, utilizing forest resources such as trekking on forest trails, walking barefoot, taking aromatic footbaths, meditating in forest oxygen domes, and lying on relaxation chairs, and programs utilizing marine resources such as taking a boat to an island, walking on forest trails with seascape views, and sailing on a yacht. Participants' systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure decreased, and participants' positive emotions increased and negative emotions decreased after the program. There was a statistically significant increase in mental well-being and perceived restorative environment. Through this study, it was found that nature-based outdoor activity programs based on forest and marine resources are effective in physiological and psychological stability of firefighters. It is hoped that the results of this study will be applied to other high-risk workers for PTSD, who have high stress levels, by combining forest healing and marine healing, and expanding the scope and diversity of programs in more diverse environments and conditions.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2024

Manufacturing workers face increased fatigue and stress due to environmental factors in workplace such as noise and vibration. Addressing this issue requires creating conducive rest spaces; however, the existing conditions of rest spaces in manufacturing workplace are subpar and lack sufficient scholarly evidence. This study investigated the effect of nature-based rest spaces on the physical and emotional recovery from fatigue on manufacturing workers. Three manufacturing complexes with nature-friendly rest spaces were selected, and 63 manufacturing workers participated in the study. The measurement tools included the Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (MFS) for fatigue levels, physiological indicators (blood pressure and heart rate), and emotional indicators (Zuckerman Inventory of Personal Reaction Scale; ZIPERS, Perceived Restorativeness Scale; PRS, Profile of Mood States; POMS and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; STAI). The study compared recovery levels during a 7-minute rest between a space without plants and a space with natural elements. The results indicated a significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure of participants in green rest spaces compared with those in conventional rest spaces. Regarding fatigue levels, green rest spaces showed a decrease in systolic blood pressure in the middle-fatigue and high-fatigue groups. Positive feelings increased in green spaces, whereas negative emotions decreased, suggesting that short breaks in nature-friendly environments effectively promote workers' physical and emotional recovery. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the importance of green space in various work environments to promote well-being in workers.