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来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.38,P.383-391

语言

英文

关键字

Coping; Grounded theory; Mental health; Restorative environment; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; PERCEIVED RESTORATIVENESS; HEALTH-BENEFITS; STRESS RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTS; FRAMEWORK; VISITS

作者单位

[Lee, Hyun Jin] Seoul Natl Univ, Interdisciplinary Program Landscape Architecture, 1 Gwanak Ro, Seoul 08826, South Korea. [Son, Yong-Hoon] Seoul Natl Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, 1 Gwanak Ro, Seoul 08826, South Korea. [Kim, Songyi] Korea Culture & Tourism Inst, 154 Geumnanghwaro, Seoul 07511, South Korea. [Lee, Dong Kun] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Landscape Architecture & Rural Syst Engn, 1 Gwanak Ro, Seoul 08826, South Korea. Son, YH (reprint author), Seoul Natl Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, 1 Gwanak Ro, Seoul 08826, South Korea. E-Mail: hjlee411@snu.ac.kr; sonyh@snu.ac.kr; skimtheory@gmail.com; dklee7@snu.ac.kr

摘要

The aim of this study was to explore and describe the processes of therapeutic effects of the urban forest on middle-aged women by examining their involvement in an urban forest therapy program. The qualitative data used in this study were collected from focus group discussions using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using grounded theory. A core category and four subcategories were created to describe the participants' psychological changes as a result of the therapy program. "Efforts to recognize self-worth" was chosen as the core category. At first, the participants were unfamiliar with their surroundings when they entered the urban forest with strangers. Gradually, participants' attitudes toward their external environment shifted to feelings of comfort and calm owing to an increased awareness of the value of the urban forest. After they acquired knowledge of the forest and experienced emotional bonding with each other, their mental attitudes changed; this allowed them to identify with nature and start reflecting about their own lives. They were then able to develop coping abilities that led to self-healing. The findings of the study illustrated the participants' self-healing processes through interactions with nature, guides, and other group members.