Relationship between Indoor Plants in Apartments and Happiness Index of Citizens in Seoul

서울시 아파트가구내의 실내식물이 행복지수에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Hae Il (Dept. of Horticultural Biotechnology, Graduate School of life and Environmental Sciences, Korea Univ.) ;
  • Hong, Jong Won (Graduate School, Korea Univ.) ;
  • Jang, Eu Jean (Graduate School, Korea Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Jae Yun (Graduate School, Korea Univ.) ;
  • Pak, Chun Ho (College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea Univ.)
  • Received : 2010.10.11
  • Accepted : 2011.03.04
  • Published : 2011.03.31

Abstract

In order to research the effects that indoor plants of apartments in Seoul have on the happiness index, we tried to analyze relationships between indoor plants which are nearest to the residents and happiness which is the final goal of the residents, and for this 200 residents who live in apartments in the Seoul city area were sampled. This study was based on the precedent studies of the facts that horticultural therapy and function of plants had already proven the affirmative roles of plants to people. The results were as follows. Residents reported that they were happiest when the plants were blooming(57%), when the plants were sprouting(33%), when repotting(2%), when distributing(2%) and others(7%). The residents exposed to indoor plants were in direction proportion to the happiness index within 1hour. Happiness indexes of the residents who cared for potted plants were by themselves was 67.90, when family members cared for the plants, 65.09, and when others cared, it was 64.79. The preference of indoor plants and the happiness index according to the scale of interior gardens were in direct proportion. Lastly, the happiness index of residents according to the number of potted plants, was in direct proportion: the more potted plants, the greater the happiness index.

본 연구는 서울시 아파트 200가구의 거주자를 대상으로 실내식물이 거주자의 행복지수에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위한 조사로서, 그 동안 원예치료와 식물의 기능성 연구 등 여러 연구를 통해 나타난 식물의 인간에 대한 긍정적인 역할에 착안하여, 거주자와 가장 가까이 있는 실내식물이 궁극적인 목표인 거주자의 행복에 어떻게 관여하고 있는지를 분석하고자 하였다. 실내식물을 키우면서 행복감이 가장 컸을 때는 꽃이 피었을 때라고 응답한 사람이 전체의 57% 로 가장 많았고, 그 뒤를 이어 새싹이 돋았을 때가 33% 를, 분갈이 했을 때와 직접 키운 식물을 분양했을 때가 각각 2%, 기타가 7% 였다. 식물과 함께하는 시간이 많을수록 행복지수는 1시간 내에서 정비례관계를 보였다. 실내식물의 재배관리주체가 누구냐에 따른 행복지수에서는 본인이 직접 관리하는 경우의 행복지수가 67.90, 가족구성원이 관리하는 경우의 행복지수는 65.09, 기타가 64.79로 분석되었다. 실내식물 선호도와 실내정원의 면적에 따른 행복지수도 정비례관계를 나타냈으며 실내화분 식물의 개수가 많아지면 행복지수도 증가하였다.

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