• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.207-218
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• 2021

This study was conducted to provide basic data for the establishment school forests in order to utilize school forests as a place for environmental education through analyzing the planting status in elementary schools located in Changwon-city. School forests including meditation forest were the largest in Yongho elementary school (below e.s.) in meditation forest school and Dogye (e.s) in normal school. Jehwang (e.s.) and Sangnam (e.s.) showed the most abundant green area given for the management per member. The number of planting species and individuals in school forests differed greatly by elementary schools. There was also a difference in the number of planted species for establishment of meditation forest. There were no significant difference the concordance rate between the plants planted in the school forest and the plants mentioned in the textbook between meditation forest schools and normal schools. Index of ecological health averaged 3.2 for meditation forest schools and 2.4 for normal schools, which is the result of increase in green area and green rate due to the establishment of the meditation forest.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.273-288
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• 2023

국내 산림치유명상연구에 있어 산림명상에 적용할 수 있는 기법과 효과에 대한 연구들은 많이 진행되어 왔지만 산림명상이 이루어지는 공간에 대한 연구는 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 그럼에도 불구하고 명상공간은 단순한 장소적 개념이 아니라 산림의 '치유'기능을 담당하고 있는 산림환경요소 즉, 치유인자를 담고 있는 곳으로 치유메커니즘을 밝히는 중요한 단서가 될 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 치유의 숲 산림명상공간이 명상에 적합한 공간인지 알아보고자 델파이 전문가 설문조사(Delphi Expert Survey Method)로 명상공간의 속성항목을 선정 한 후, IPA기법(Importance Performance Analysis)을 활용하여 치유의 숲 산림명상 공간 이용자의 만족도를 설문 조사하였다. 설문은 국립산림치유원과 산음 치유의 숲, 경기도 잣향기 푸른숲에서 산림명상공간을 이용한 일반성인 315명을 대상으로 2022년 8월부터 11월까지 진행하였다. IPA분석 결과 산림명상공간의 만족도 평균은 5점 리커트 척도에 4.33점(국립산림치유원 4.33점, 산음 치유의 숲 4.34점, 잣향기 푸른숲 4.37점)으로 높게 나타나 세 곳 치유의 숲 명상공간은 산림명상에 적합하게 조성되어 있다고 판단된다. 세 숲 모두 '자연의 소리'에 대한 만족도가 매우 높게 나타났다. 반면 세 숲 모두 '고요함'의 만족도가 상대적으로 낮게 나타나 우선적으로 해결해야 할 문제로 나타났다. 또 개방형설문 결과 자연의 소리, 경관, 공기, 숲 공간, 향기 등 명상공간의 자연요소가 시설과 같은 인공요소보다 명상 만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 산림명상의 만족도를 높이기 위해 명상 공간 주변에 물소리 새소리 등의 소리자원을 확보하는 것이 중요하고, 방문객과의 조우를 피하는 독립된 공간에 '명상 숲'을 따로 조성하여 산림치유명상 프로그램 참여자만 입장하는 방법 등을 고려해 볼 필요가 있다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.658-666
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• 2018

본 연구는 요가와 명상 중심의 산림치유 프로그램이 성인의 기분상태와 스트레스 반응에 미치는 효과에 대하여 검증하고자 하였다. 실험에 동의한 성인 17명을 대상으로 강원도 홍천군 소재의 치유의 숲에서 2017년 9월 8일부터 10일까지 2박 3일 동안 실시하였다. 측정도구는 단축형 기분상태 척도(K-POMS-B: Korean version of Profile of Mood States-Brief)와 스트레스 반응 척도(Stress Response Inventory)를 사용하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 24.0 프로그램을 사용하여 대응표본 t-검정을 통해 프로그램 참가 전과 후의 기분상태와 스트레스 반응 차이를 살펴보았다. 요가와 명상 중심의 산림치유 프로그램이 성인의 기분상태에 영향을 미치는가를 알아본 결과, 기분상태 총점은 통계적으로 유의미하게 감소하였다. 하위척도 중 활기는 증가하였으나 통계적으로 유의미하지 않았고 긴장, 우울, 분노, 피로, 혼돈은 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하였다. 요가와 명상 중심의 산림치유 프로그램에 참여한 성인의 스트레스 반응에 영향을 미치는가를 알아본 결과, 스트레스 반응은 통계적으로 유의미하게 감소하였다. 하위척도 중 공격성을 제외한 긴장, 신체화, 분노, 우울, 피로, 좌절은 통계적으로 유의미하게 감소하였다. 본 연구 결과가 향후 요가와 명상 중심의 산림치유 프로그램의 효과를 밝히는 기초자료로 활용될 수 있기를 기대한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.492-497
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• 2022

Objectives: Women experience more stress in middle age than in other periods of their lives. Therefore, health management programs that enable middle-aged women to cope with and manage stress are needed. This study investigated the psychological effects of a meditation-focused forest therapy program among 53 middle-aged women living in urban areas in Korea. Methods: Participants were divided into 2 groups: one group underwent the program for 3 days in a forest, followed by 3 days in an urban environment, and the other group underwent the program for 3 days in the urban environment, followed by 3 days in the forest. The psychological effects of the forest therapy program were evaluated using the Profile of Mood States-Brief (POMS-B). Differences in mood state before and after the program conducted in the forest (experimental group) and in the urban environment (control group) were evaluated using the paired-samples t-test. Results: The program in the forest significantly reduced tension, depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion among the domains of the POMS-B. The program in the urban area significantly reduced tension, but not depression, anger, fatigue, or confusion. Conclusions: Meditation-focused forest therapy programs are expected to contribute to promoting psychological health and enhancing the quality of life of middle-aged women.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.68-80
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• 2019

본 연구는 중학교 명상숲의 물리적 환경특성과 이용자들의 이용행태 및 중요도-만족도 등을 분석하여 향후 중학교 명상숲 조성에서 이용자 중심의 설계를 수행하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하는 것에 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 명상숲 대상지의 부지특성, 자연성 기능성, 효과성을 바탕으로 중요도-만족도 분석을 위한 평가지표 24항목을 선정하였다. 광주광역시의 중정형 A, B 중학교 두 곳에서 대상지 현황조사분석과 학생, 교사를 대상으로 설문조사 및 분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 첫째 명상숲에 대한 인식과 이용정도는, 두 학교 모두에서 학생의 명상숲 인식정도와 이용률이 교사에 비해 매우 낮게 나타났다. 학교 간 집단비교 결과는 A학교가 B학교에 비해 이용 및 인식정도가 매우 양호하였다. 둘째, 명상숲 이용행태는 휴식(49.6%), 주중 점심시간(63.6%), 친구(65.0%) 또는 동료(60%)와 함께 10분 이하(68.6%)로 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 꽃이 피는 식물(30.0%)과 녹음수(28.9%)를 좋아하며, 주로 쉼터(57.9%)와 산책로(37.1%)를 이용하였다. 셋째, 중요도, 만족도 분석결과, 전체 24개 항목에 대한 평균은 중요도(3.81)가 만족도(3.62)보다 높았다. I사분면(지속적 유지)의 항목들은 9개, II사분면(우선적 시정)의 항목들은 3개, III사분면(관리운영 시 저우선순위)의 항목들은 7개, IV사분면(과잉노력의 지양)의 항목들은 5개이다. 두 학교 간 만족도에서 통계적으로 유의미한 차이를 보인 16개 항목에 대해서 A학교 만족도가 B학교보다 모두 높게 나타났다. 이는 A학교 명상숲에 규모가 더 큰 숲과 산책로가 확보되어 있고, 접근성이 더 용이하며, 다양한 식재유형 및 식재면적이 제공되고 있어 B학교에 비해 만족도가 더 높은 것으로 판단된다. 넷째, 전반적 만족도 분석결과에서 A학교(68.0%)와 B학교(47.2%) 간 유의한 차이를 보였으며, 이는 A학교의 주요 만족공간인 산책로와 쉼터가 B학교보다 더 잘 조성되어 있어 만족도의 차이가 큰 것으로 판단된다. 전체를 대상으로 한 가장 만족하는 공간의 순위로 산책로(1위), 쉼터(2위)가 선정되었고, 만족하는 이유는 A와 B학교 모두 휴식(스트레스 해소 및 정서함양)이 가장 높게 나타났다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.963-972
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• 2016

A survey was performed to present a scheme for building a healing forest park inside a city in consideration of the fact that healing forests are located in non-urban areas because of their nature, and are therefore not conveniently accessible to urban population (n=196). As a result, among 196 respondents to the survey, 74.5% indicated that it was necessary to build an urban healing forest park. In the case of the expected usage pattern, were an urban forest park to be built, the largest proportion responded that it would be used to "walk", followed by "rest and meditation" and then "meeting/talk/date". An analysis showed that the largest proportion responded that they factor in "Accessibility" (48%), followed by "Park condition" (16.8%), and "Vegetation type" (12.2%). According to the analysis of usage preference for healing therapy, it was shown that the largest proportion preferred "Terrain therapy" (37.8%), followed by "Exercise therapy" (19.9%), and "Naturopathy" (18.9%). The factor anlaysis of usage preference regarding urban healing forest park facilities showed that the components were divided into "Operation facilities" and "Natural healing space", and the largest proportion preferred "Trails for healing", followed by "Space or forest for meditation" and "Health promotion center", and then "Facilities for a exercise therapy". In building an urban healing forest park, we think that it is effective to introduce zones and facilities in consideration of park characteristics that are centered on everyday behaviors, such as taking a walk, which differ from those of healing forests located in non-urban areas.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.693-702
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for developing effective forest healing programs for retirees by identifying their characteristics and preferences. A survey was conducted on demographic characteristics, overall perceptions of forest healing, and preferences for forest healing programs, targeting a total of 258 retirees visiting a natural recreation forest and a healing forest. The results of the survey suggested that the awareness of the forest treatment program and the hope of participating in it were both high, but the experience of participating in the program was low. Among the forest healing programs, the order of preference was "Breath in the forest", "Wind bathing and sunbathing", and "Feeling negative ions in the valley". Based on these results, it is expected that the forest healing program for retirees will be used as basic data for development of such programs in the future.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.300-311
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• 2017

Purpose: There are many forest and outdoor programs being offered but systematic reviews of effects are lacking. This study was done to identify content, format, and strategies of forest therapy programs for elementary school students. Methods: Literature search using keywords in English and Korean was performed using 6 electronic databases in December 2016. Search participants were elementary school students and interventions conducted in the forest. Seventeen forest therapy studies were selected for evaluation. Risk of Bias Assessment tool for non-randomized study was used for quality assessment. Results: All studies were quasi-experimental designs. Forest therapy programs included various activities in forests such as experience of five senses, meditation in the forest, walking in the forest, ecological play, observation of animals and insects. All studies used psychosocial health variables and forest healing programs had positive effects on sociality, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, stress, aggression, anger, and school adjustment. Limitations of these studies were vague reporting of the study, lack of ethical review and rigorous research designs. Conclusion: Forest therapy for elementary school child can be an effective way to improve psychosocial health. Future studies with rigorous study designs are needed to assess long-term effects of forest therapy on physical and psychosocial health.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.395-410
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate 199 subfertile women's interest in and needs for forest therapy programs according to their demographic characteristics in a subfertile clinic in Seoul to provide basic data. The results of this study were summarized as follows. First, the perception and experience of subfertile women about forest therapy were all low, but their intention to participate was generally positive. Second, the type of forest therapy preferred by subfertile women was a half-day small group that they can participate with their spouse during weekends. Third, subfertile women expected phytoncide (35.8%) and a high level of oxygen (29.9%) from forest therapy programs. Fourth, subfertile women expected physical and mental health such as improved blood circulation and immunity, and meditation opportunity from forest therapy. Fifth, subfertile women expected from forest therapists understanding and sympathy (62.2%). This study conducted a survey on 199 subfertile women only. Through follow-up studies that involve more subfertile subjects and a broader region, it will be possible to develop more effective forest therapy programs for promoting the physical and mental health of subfertile subjects.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2022

Purpose: Smoking is a way of coping with anxiety and stress. This study aimed to identify the effects of forest-thermal combined therapy on anxiety and depression in smokers who desire to quit smoking. Methods: Thirty participants were included in the study, 15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group. Those in the experimental group participated in a three-day forest-thermal combined therapy program. The program includes forest walks, meditation and thermal therapy in the charcoal kiln. Results: Before and after the program, physiological indicators such as cortisol, heart rate variability, and serotonin anxiety level using the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI), and stress level using the psychosocial well-being index (PWI) were measured in both groups. The differences in STAI (p=.012) and PWI (p=.006) scores between the experimental and control groups were statistically significant. However, cortisol, heart rate variability, and serotonin were not significantly different between the two groups after the program. Conclusion: These results show that forest-thermal combination therapy effectively reduces anxiety and stress in smokers. It suggests that forest-thermal therapy can potentially increase smoking cessation rates.