산림 내 호수 주변에서의 산책과 경관감상이 인체에 미치는 생리적, 심리적 영향 = Division 5 ; Physiological and Psychological Effects of Walking Around and Viewing a Lake in a Forest Environment

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this study was to clarify the physiological and psychological effects of walking around and viewing a lake in a forest environment. The subjects included 11 male Japanese university students (age: 22.0±1.2 years) who were randomly assigned to visit either a forest or an urban (control) setting. They were instructed to walk a predetermined 15-min course and to view the setting from a seated position for 15 min. Heart rate variability, heart rate, blood pressure, pulse rate, and salivary cortisol levels were measured to assess the subject’s physiological responses to the environment. Four questionnaires (SD method, reports of “refreshed” feeling, POMS, and STAI) were administered to assess the subjects’ psychological responses. It was found that walking around and viewing a lake in a forest environment can suppress sympathetic nerve activity, increase parasympathetic nerve activity, and decrease the heart rate, blood pressure, pulse rate, and cortisol levels. In addition, a forest environment can enhance the “comfortable,” “soothing,” “natural,” and “refreshed” feelings, improve the mood state, and reduce anxiety. These results provide scientific evidence of the physiological and psychological effects of forest therapy.

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