Physiological and Psychological Effects of Walking Around and Viewing a Lake in a Forest Environment
Physiological and Psychological Effects of Walking Around and Viewing a Lake in a Forest Environment
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DOI：
10.14578/jkfs.2015.104.1.140
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2015-01-01
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Park, Bum-Jin
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作者：
Lee, Juyoung;Ikei, Harumi;Park, Bum-Jin
本研究的目的是阐明在森林环境中散步和观看湖泊对生理和心理的影响。受试者包括11名日本男性大学生（年龄：22.0±1.2岁），他们被随机分配到森林或城市（对照）环境中。他们wereinstructed走一个预定的15分钟的课程，并查看设置从一个坐姿为15分钟。心率变异性，心率，血压，脉搏率和唾液皮质醇水平进行了测量，以评估受试者的生理反应的环境。四个问卷（SD法，报告的“刷新”的感觉，POMS和STAI）被用来评估受试者的心理反应。研究发现，在森林环境中散步和观看湖泊可以抑制交感神经活动，增加副交感神经活动，降低心率，血压，脉搏率和皮质醇水平。此外，森林环境可以增强“舒适”，“舒缓”，“自然”和“清爽”的感觉，改善情绪状态，减少焦虑。这些结果为森林疗法的生理和心理效应提供了科学依据。
The aim of this study was to clarify the physiological and psychological effects of walking aroundand 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 wereinstructed 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 assessthe 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 thatwalking around and viewing a lake in a forest environment can suppress sympathetic nerve activity, increaseparasympathetic nerve activity, and decrease the heart rate, blood pressure, pulse rate, and cortisol levels. Inaddition, 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 andpsychological effects of forest therapy.