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The Relationship between Perceived Importance of Space and Users' Satisfaction

치유의 숲 산림명상공간 인자의 중요도와 만족도

  • Kyung-Mi Jung (Dept. of Forest Therapy, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Won-Sop Shin (Dept. of Forest Sciences Chungbuk National University)
  • 정경미 (충북대학교 대학원 산림치유학협동과정 ) ;
  • 신원섭 (충북대학교 산림학과 )
  • Received : 2023.02.23
  • Accepted : 2023.06.30
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

Although many studies have been conducted on techniques and effects that can be applied to forest meditation in domestic forest healing meditation research, there has been little research on the space where forest meditation takes place. Nevertheless, a meditation space is not just a place concept but a forest environment element responsible for the healing function of a forest, i.e., a place containing healing factors, and can be an essential clue to the healing mechanism. Therefore, to determine whether a healing forest meditation space is suitable for meditation, this study selected the attribute items of the meditation space using the Delphi expert survey and then surveyed the user satisfaction of the healing forest meditation space using the IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) technique. The survey was conducted from August to November 2022, targeting 315 adults who used the forest meditation space at the National Center for Forest Therapy, the Saneum Healing Forest, and the Jathyanggi Pureunsup Arboretum in Gyeonggi Province. The result of the IPA analysis showed the average satisfaction with the forest meditation space was relatively high at 4.33 points on a 5-point Likert scale (4.33 points for the National Center for Forest Therapy, 4.34 points for the Saneum Healing Forest, and 4.37 points for the Jathyanggi Pureunsup Arboretum), indicating that the three healing forest meditation spaces were suitable for forest meditation. Satisfaction with the "Sounds of nature" was high in all three forests. On the other hand, all three forests showed a relatively low satisfaction with "Quietness," indicating it to be a priority problem to be addressed. Also, an open-ended questionnaire survey showed that the mediation space's natural elements, such as natural sounds, scenery, air, forest spaces, and scents, had a higher positive impact on meditation satisfaction than artificial elements, such as facilities. Therefore, it is essential to secure sound resources such as the sound of water and birds around the meditation space, and it is also necessary to consider ways to create a meditation forest in an independent area to avoid encounters with visitors and allow only participants in the forest healing meditation program to enter to increase satisfaction with forest meditation.

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.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2022학년도 충북대학교 연구년제 지원에 의하여 연구되었음.

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