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The Preference Analysis of Adults on the Forest Therapy Program with regard to Demographic Characteristics

인구통계학적 특성에 따른 성인 대상별 산림치유 프로그램 선호도 분석

  • Kim, Youn-Hee (Department of Forest Therapy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jin (Department of Art Education, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Jun (Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Yeoun, Pyung-Sik (Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Byung-Jin (Department of Forest Therapy, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2014.08.07
  • Accepted : 2015.02.03
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to obtain the basic data for the effective development and operation of forest healing by analysing the preference of adults on the forest therapy program. The survey of 516 normal adults on the forest therapy program was conducted. Using SPSS 21.0 Program, data analysis of descriptive statistics and correlation analysis of each program confirmed number of covariate, and so we conducted a factor analysis to short meaningful data. And then we looked at the forest healing program preference difference according to demographic characteristics(sex, age, residence, occupation) through reliability analysis, frequency analysis, T-test, analysis of variance(ANOVA). Facter analysis was performed by use of the VariMax orthogonal rotation factor analysis to abbreviate 37 forest therapy program. Through this, the program has been reduced such as 7 program group(1: psychology-based treatment, 2: teaching and counselling-based treatment, 3: camping and forest bath-based treatment, 4: diet-based treatment, 5: nature and plant-based treatment, 6: meditation-based treatment, 7: respiration and yoga-based treatment) and 7 independent programs(1: sleeping in the forest, 2: vision quest, 3: soaking in water, 4: walking wearing shoes, 5: viewing the forest, 6: mountaineering, 7: athletics in the forest). With this criterion, the forest therapy program difference in accordance with sex, age, residence, occupation has been investigated. First, it was verified that there was a significant difference between male and female in the group of such as psychology-based treatment, diet-based treatment, mountaineering. Second, there appeared a significant difference in groups such as teaching and counselling-based treatment, camping and forest bath-based treatment, nature and plant-based treatment, respiration and yoga-based treatment, athletics in the forest. Third, according to the residence, there appeared a significant difference in groups such as psychology-based treatment, teaching and counselling-based treatment, diet-based treatment, nature and plant-based treatment, meditation-based treatment, vision quest, mountaineering, athletics in the forest. Fourth, according to the occupation, there appeared a significant difference in groups such as nature and plant-based treatment, medication-based treatment, vision quest, walking wearing shoes, viewing the forest, mountaineering. As shown before, it seems to be necessary that we should be mindful of this investigation which shows variety of preference of adults on the forest therapy program according to demographic characteristics. We expect the results of this study to be utilized as basic data for the development of forest therapy program targeting on adults.

본 연구에서는 성인 대상별 산림치유 프로그램의 선호도를 분석함으로써 산림치유 프로그램의 효율적인 개발 및 운영을 위한 기초 자료를 얻고자 한다. 일반 성인 남 여 516명을 대상으로 산림치유 프로그램 37개에 관한 선호도 설문조사를 실시하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 21.0 프로그램을 사용하여 각 프로그램의 기술통계분석 및 상관관계를 살펴본 결과 많은 공변량이 확인되어, 자료를 의미있게 축약하기 위해 요인분석을 실시하였으며, 신뢰도 분석, 빈도분석, T-검정, 분산분석을 통해 인구통계학적 특성(성별, 연령, 지역, 직업)에 따른 산림치유 프로그램 선호도의 차이를 살펴보았다. 37개의 산림치유 프로그램을 축약하기 위하여 베리멕스 직각회전법을 이용한 요인분석을 실시하였다. 이를 통해, 프로그램은 7개의 프로그램군(1: 심리치료중심 프로그램, 2: 강의 상담중심 프로그램, 3: 캠핑 산림욕중심 프로그램, 4군: 식이중심 프로그램, 5: 자연 식물중심 프로그램, 6: 명상중심 프로그램, 7: 호흡 요가중심 프로그램)과 7개의 독립프로그램(1: 숲속 잠자기, 2: 비전 퀘스트, 3: 물속에 손과 발 담그기 4: 신발 신고 숲속 걷기, 5: 숲 경관 보기, 6: 등산, 7: 숲속 운동회)으로 축약되었다. 이를 중심으로 성별, 연령, 지역, 직업에 따라 산림치유 프로그램 선호도의 차이를 검증하였다. 첫째, 성별에 따라서 심리치료중심 프로그램군, 식이중심 프로그램군, 명상중심 프로그램군, 호흡 요가중심 프로그램군, 등산 프로그램에 대해서 남 여 간에 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 검증되었다. 둘째, 연령에 따라서 강의 상담중심 프로그램군, 캠핑 산림욕 중심 프로그램군, 자연 식물중심 프로그램군, 명상중심 프로그램군, 호흡 요가중심 프로그램군, 숲속 운동회 프로그램에 대하여 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 지역에 따라서 심리치료 중심 프로그램군, 강의 상담중심 프로그램군, 식이중심 프로그램군, 자연 식물중심 프로그램군, 명상중심 프로그램군, 비전 퀘스트, 등산, 숲속 운동회에 있어서 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 직업에 따라서 자연 식물중심 프로그램군, 명상중심 프로그램군, 비전 퀘스트, 신발 신고 숲속 걷기, 숲 경관 보기, 등산에 대하여 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이상에서 살펴본 바와 같이, 인구통계학적 특성에 따른 산림치유 프로그램의 선호도에 대한 다양성을 고려하여 산림치유 프로그램을 개발하여야 할 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구의 분석 결과가 성인을 대상으로 하는 산림치유 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.

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