숲 체험이 갱년기의 심리적·신체적 증상에 미치는 효과

Abstract

This study made progress of a research to find out the effect on human body of the ingredients emitted from the forest in order to verify the effect on mitigation of psychological, physical symptom concerning the persons in climacterium. This study leaded to the conclusion as follows after analysis.
 First, married persons showed the higher perception level in the effect of the forest than non-married persons. Second, “object of climacterium” showed the higher perception level in the effect of the forest than “non-object”. Third, the persons engaging in “specialized job. consulting job” demanding concentration and ability in listening other's worry and engaging in “sales job. service job. care job” demanding human relations showed the highest effect of the forest. Fourth, the group of “calm and delicate” showed the highest effect of the forest. Fifth, the group who responded that forest experience will be “necessary to psychological stability very much” for human body showed the highest effect of the forest.
 Sixth, the group of “feel very much” responding that the works are not interest or funny showed the highest effect of the forest. Seventh, family member group, “endeavor by myself (sports, hobby)” group showed the highest effect of the forest. Eighth, the group responding “very much” showed the highest effect of the forest. Ninth, as for the difference in the preferred ways to recover physical, psychological changes, as the symptoms of climacterium, they perceived “take comfort, for all people go through them”, “inform of family members and get help”, “focus on hobbies such as works(sports, tour etc.)”, “recover them, talking about myself to friends. acquaintances” in order.
 This study has a meaning in that through forest experience, it analyzed the forest effects in easing psychological, physical symptoms of climacterium.