Journal of Environmental Science International (한국환경과학회지)

The Korean Environmental Sciences Society (한국환경과학회)
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A Study on the Observer Psychological Change in accordance with Index of Greenness in Landscape Planting Space

  • Kim, Jeong-Ho (Department of Green Technology Convergence, Konkuk University) ;
  • Seo, Yu-Hwan (Department of Forest Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Yoon, Yong-Han (Department of Green Technology Convergence, Konkuk University) ;
  • Joo, Chang-Hun (National Foresty Cooperative Federation, Forest Inventory Center)
  • Received : 2014.06.12
  • Accepted : 2014.09.29
  • Published : 2014.10.31
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Abstract

The object of this research is to find out the psychological change of observer according to the index of Greenness in the space of scenic planting, and research is proceeded with total 112, male students 69, and female students 43. The index of Greenness experimented with 5 pictures, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%, and carried out the test after selecting each picture of the index of Greenness for landscaping in Konkuk University Global Campus. To find out the mood condition of testee, POMS and SD was used for analyzing. As a result of TMD among POMS, male and female students are shown as each 60% > 100% > 40% > 20% > 80% in order. As a result of SD, male and female students are shown as 80% > 20% > 40% > 60% > 100% in order and the index of Greenness 100% makes people feel fluent and natural about plants but closed and constrained than the index of Greenness 80%.

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