Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Chiba 271-8510, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 29;19(17):10760. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710760.
Many scholars have focused on Satoyama, which is characterized by mountains or villages away from the urban spaces. Our objective is to verify its psychophysiological effects on people performing usual Satoyama activities in ignored, small urban green spaces to help people find ways to stay healthy in post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) society. In this study, 12 older adult volunteers from the "Forest around the Mountains" Nonprofit Organization and 12 young people from the university were invited as study subjects. They were asked to observe nature for 10 min and work for 30 min in the small green space "Forest around the Mountains". The Profile of Mood States 2nd Edition (POMS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventor (STAI) were used as psychological scales to detect their psychological restoration and blood pressure before and after the Satoyama activity. Their heart rate during the activity was used as the physiological indicator. The study showed that, as Satoyama volunteers, the older adults group had significant restorative psychophysiological effects during this experiment compared to the younger group; their systolic and diastolic blood pressure dropped significantly after Satoyama activities, On the other hand, the young group have been in the normotensive range before or after Satoyama activities The psychological indicators such as Anger-hostility, Confusion-bewilderment, and Tension-anxiety were significantly lower in the younger group but were still significantly higher than the indicators of the older adults. In general, this study found that Satoyama activities benefited young and older participants, especially older adults with high blood pressure. Satoyama activities in small urban green spaces are thus necessary and worth promoting in the post-COVID-19 era.
许多学者关注的是 Satoyama，其特点是远离城市空间的山区或村庄。我们的目的是验证人们在被忽视的小型城市绿地中进行常规 Satoyama 活动对其产生的心理生理影响，以帮助人们找到在后 COVID-19 时代保持健康的方法。在这项研究中，邀请了 12 名来自“山之林”非营利组织的老年志愿者和 12 名来自大学的年轻人作为研究对象。他们被要求在小型绿地“山之林”中观察自然 10 分钟，并工作 30 分钟。使用心境状态量表 2 版（POMS）和状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）作为心理量表，检测他们在 Satoyama 活动前后的心理恢复和血压。他们在活动期间的心率用作生理指标。研究表明，作为 Satoyama 志愿者，与年轻组相比，老年组在实验过程中具有显著的恢复性心理生理效应；他们的收缩压和舒张压在 Satoyama 活动后明显下降，而年轻组在 Satoyama 活动前后一直处于正常血压范围。年轻组的愤怒敌意、困惑迷惘和紧张焦虑等心理指标明显低于老年组，但仍明显高于老年组。总的来说，这项研究发现 Satoyama 活动有益于年轻和年长的参与者，特别是患有高血压的老年人。因此，在后 COVID-19 时代，在小型城市绿地中开展 Satoyama 活动是必要且值得推广的。
