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Effect of Horticultural Activity on Reduction of Stress in Climacteric Urban Housewives

원예활동이 갱년기 도시주부의 스트레스 경감에 미치는 효과

  • Kim, Hee-Young (Dept. of Horticulture College of Agriculture and Life science, Chungnam Nat'l University) ;
  • Ku, Ja-Hyeong (Dept. of Horticulture College of Agriculture and Life science, Chungnam Nat'l University) ;
  • Lee, Min-Sun (Dept. of Horticulture College of Agriculture and Life science, Chungnam Nat'l University)
  • 김희영 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예학과) ;
  • 구자형 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예학과) ;
  • 이민선 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예학과)
  • Published : 2012.12.25
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Abstract

This study aimed to find out the effects horticultural activities have in reducing stress for climacteric housewives going through their menopause who are living in an urban area. The dependent variables were self emotion appraisal, satisfaction wide life scale, and the family inventory of life event and changes. The measurement of the automatic nervous system activity was done via one-group pre and post test. The study participants were 12 urban housewives taking an educational program at an agricultural technology center operated by G City. The measurements were taken once a week over three months, and the average age of the study participants was 49.9. The effects of horticultural activities were measured by dividing into before and after starting the program. SPSS 14.0 Windows program was used for the analysis of the collected data. For the dependent variables, ANCOVA was used, and for differences according to measurement periods, t-test was used. For the verification of the reliability of the tool, Cronbach'${\alpha}$. value was used, and for the data of the autonomic nervous system activity balance test, paired t-test was used for the analysis. Analysis of the self emotion appraisal showed that among specific areas, the state anger, the state expression, and the state depression were decreased, which showed statistically significant results in terms of improvement. The satisfaction wide life scale and the family inventory of life event and changes were also improved, which showed high statistical significance. Results of analysis of the autonomic nervous system activity showed that mean purse rate was statistically reduced, which showed positive improvement, and the results indicating resistance to external stress also improved statistically. There were significant differences in fatigue and stress areas. From this, it was shown that horticultural activities reduce purse rate and increase low frequency and high frequency activities, which is effective in reducing anxiety and improving resistance against stress for climacteric urban housewives.

본 연구는 도시지역에 거주하는 전업주부를 대상으로 원예활동이 스트레스 경감에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 원예활동 전후의 자기감정, 다차원적 대처, 신체증상, 생활만족 및 가족 스트레스 평가를 실시하여 심리적 변화를 조사하였고 자율신경계지표를 사용하여 생리적 변화를 측정하였다. 대상은 G시 농업기술센터에서 운영하는 교육과정생 중 도시 주부 12명을 대상으로 주 1회, 3개월간 실시하였으며, 대상자의 평균 나이는 49.9세였다. 원예치료의 효과는 프로그램 시작 전, 후로 나누어 측정하였다. 수집된 자료의 분석은 SPSS 14.0 windows 프로그램을 이용하여 일반적 특성은 실수와 백분율로 하였고 동질성 검정은 $x^2$-test와 t-test로 검정하였다. 도구의 신뢰도 검증은 Cronbach'${\alpha}$값으로 하였으며, 자율 신경계 균형 검사 자료는 대응표본 T 검증(Paired T-test)로 분석하였으며 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 자기감정상태 분석 결과 세부영역 중 상태 분노(F=8.820, p=.001**), 특성 분노(F=5.315, $p=.31^*$), 특성 우울(F=6.318, p=.001**)에서 감소되어 향상된 결과로 유의성이 있었다. 생활만족도(F=25.263, p=.000**), 유의한 결과를 얻었다. 자율신경계 분석결과 맥박수(Pulse rate)가 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하였으며(F=5.522, p=.000^{**}), 교감신경의 지표 LF값이 통계적으로 유의하게 낮아지며 부교감신경 활동을 반영하는 HF 수치가 증가하는 것으로 나타나 긴장이완과 스트레스에 대한 저항력을 높이는데 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과 갱년기 도시주부에 적용한 원예활동은 분노와 스트레스 등 정서적 영역의 안정과, 맥박 부교감신경의 활동을 증가시켜 심리적 생리적 안정의 효과 있는 것으로 타나났다.

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