College of Architecture and Arts, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100144, China.
Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Sep 5;16(18):3263. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183263.
To explore the effects of different types of forest environments for forest therapy, this study focused on forest resting environments. Seven representative forest resting environments found in field research in Beijing were used as independent variables and were shown to subjects by a virtual reality (VR) video. Stress level was used as the dependent variable, and blood pressure, heart rate, salivary amylase, and the Brief Profile of Mood States (BPOMS) were used as physiological and psychological indicators. A between-subjects design was used in the experiment. A total of 96 subjects were randomly assigned to each environment type, and only one type of forest resting environment was observed. Through the relevant sample -test and one-way analysis of variance, the pre- and post-test data of the indicators were analyzed. This study found that all the seven different types of forest resting environments can produce stress relief effects to some extent. Different types of forest resting environments have different effects on relieving stress. The most natural environment does not have the most significant effect on stress relief. A water landscape has a positive effect on the relief of stress. The conclusions of this study are conducive to the better use of the forest environment for forest therapy services.
为了探索不同类型森林环境对森林疗养的影响,本研究聚焦于森林休憩环境。通过虚拟现实(VR)视频向被试展示了在实地研究中发现的北京 7 种具有代表性的森林休憩环境,将其作为自变量。以应激水平作为因变量,以血压、心率、唾液淀粉酶和心境状态问卷(BPOMS)作为生理和心理指标。实验采用被试间设计,共 96 名被试随机分配到每种环境类型,且只观察一种类型的森林休憩环境。通过相关样本 t 检验和单因素方差分析,对指标的前后测数据进行分析。本研究发现,7 种不同类型的森林休憩环境都能在一定程度上产生缓解压力的效果。不同类型的森林休憩环境对缓解压力的效果不同,最自然的环境并非缓解压力效果最显著,水景对缓解压力有积极影响。本研究的结论有助于更好地将森林环境用于森林疗养服务。