The purpose of this study is to investigate Saju's effect on individual's emotional well-being, and this study examines mainly about how negative emotions such as depression, anxiety and anger are revealed according to Saju.
The research data has ...
The purpose of this study is to investigate Saju's effect on individual's emotional well-being, and this study examines mainly about how negative emotions such as depression, anxiety and anger are revealed according to Saju.
The research data has been collected using questionnaires composing the time, date, month, and year of birth, depression scale(BDI), anxiety scale(STAI), and anger expression scale(STAXI). The study finally analyzed 304 participants, and investigated how individual's emotions are affected according to Saju's distribution of Um(陰) and Yang(陽), Ilgan-Ohaeng(日干五行), excessive distribution and absence of Saju-Ohaeng(四柱五行), and Saju's climate. The result are as follows.
Firstly, Saju's distribution of Um(陰) and Yang(陽) is characterized by Ilgan(日干), and more Yang(陽) in Saju is related with more external expression of emotion and more Um(陰) is related with more internal suppression of emotion. The cases are that Ilgan(日干) is Yang(陽) has tendency to be unstable and highly anxious because of expanding nature. The cases are that Ilgan(日干) is Um(陰) has tendency of less expression of emotion and withdrawal as described in previous literature.
Secondly, examining on distribution of Ilgan-Ohaeng(日干五行) and Saju -Ohaeng(四柱五行), Ilgan-Ohaeng(日干五行) affects little on emotion. Rather than Ilgan-Ohaeng(日干五行) itself, excessive distribution and absence of Ohaeng(五行) in Saju affects emotion's expression, and wood taking charge of nerve system is important among them. Absence of wood is related with high anxiety level, and excessive distribution of wood is related with more external expression of anger.
Thirdly, in relation to Saju's climate, depression has been accounted to be more related with cold and humid Saju, but the this study result showed that both dry and hot Saju and cold and humid Saju have high depression level. This can be because breaking of climate harmony makes individual's physical, emotional and personality vulnerability. Dry and hot Saju has not only high depression but also high anxiety level because of hot energy's expanding nature, so more disadvantageous than cold and humid Saju.
The theory that Saju's Um-Yang-Ohaeng(陰陽五行) affects individual's emotional areas has been supported by literature and field experience but this study statistically verified this theory and has its implication.