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作者

Hiromitsu Kobayashi;Harumi Ikei;Chorong Song;Takahide Kagawa;Yoshifumi Miyazaki

来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.57,Issue1,Article 126920

语言

英文

关键字

Shinrin-Yoku;Forest therapy;Walking;Viewing;POMS

作者单位

Department of Nursing, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, 1-1 Gakuendai, Kahoku, Ishikawa 929-1210, Japan;Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University, 6-2-1 Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan;Department of Forest Resources, Kongju National University, 54 Daehak-ro, Yesan-eup, Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do 32439, Republic of Korea;Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan;Department of Nursing, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, 1-1 Gakuendai, Kahoku, Ishikawa 929-1210, Japan;Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University, 6-2-1 Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan;Department of Forest Resources, Kongju National University, 54 Daehak-ro, Yesan-eup, Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do 32439, Republic of Korea;Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan

摘要

The impact on the Profile of Mood States (POMS) of both walking in forest environments and viewing forest landscapes has already been demonstrated in previous research conducted by the authors of this paper. In both walking and viewing, decreases in tension-anxiety (T–A), depression-dejection (D), anger-hostility (A–H), fatigue (F), and confusion (C) were observed and an increase in vigor (V) was observed in forest environments when compared to urban environments. Walking and viewing exhibited similar tendencies, however the responses were quantitatively different. This study re-analyzes the POMS scores of 57 young Japanese women with specific reference to the differences between walking in and viewing forest environments. First, a comparison was made of POMS scores after walking and after viewing. F and C scores were found to be smaller after walking than after viewing, while the V score was larger after walking than after viewing. No significant differences were found in T–A, D, and A–H scores after either walking or viewing. The POMS scores in urban environment also exhibited the identical results. These results suggest that the act of walking has the psychological effect of increasing vigor and reducing some negative emotions, such as fatigue and confusion, regardless of environment. Second, to separate the walking effect from the environmental effect, the difference in forest and urban environment POMS scores was determined for each subject, and comparisons were then made between walking and viewing. The results reveal a significantly larger V score when walking than when viewing. Walking and viewing did not exhibit significant differences in other POMS scores. These results suggest that vigor is more enhanced by walking in forest environments than when viewing forest landscapes. This study, therefore, revealed the specific effects of walking in forest environments.