PMID- 25029496
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150225
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 7
DP  - 2014 Jul 15
TI  - Emotional, restorative and vitalizing effects of forest and urban environments at 
      four sites in Japan.
PG  - 7207-30
LID - 10.3390/ijerph110707207 [doi]
AB  - The present study investigated the well-being effects of short-term forest 
      walking and viewing ("forest bathing"). The hypothesis in our study was that both 
      environment (forest vs. urban) and activity (walking and viewing) would influence 
      psychological outcomes. An additional aim was to enhance basic research using 
      several psychological methods. We conducted the experiments using 45 respondents 
      in four areas of Japan from August to September, 2011. The hypothesis in our 
      study was supported, because significant interaction terms between the 
      environment and activity were confirmed regarding the Profile of Mood States 
      (POMS) indexes, Restorative Outcome Scale (ROS) and Subjective Vitality Scale 
      (SVS). No statistical differences between the two experimental groups in any of 
      the ten scales were found before the experiment. However, feelings of vigor and 
      positive effects, as well as feelings of subjective recovery and vitality were 
      stronger in the forest environment than in the urban environment.
FAU - Takayama, Norimasa
AU  - Takayama N
AD  - Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 
      305-8687, Japan. hanri@ffpri.affrc.go.jp.
FAU - Korpela, Kalevi
AU  - Korpela K
AD  - School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Tampere, Kalevantie 4, 
      Tampere FI-33104, Finland. Kalevi.Korpela@uta.fi.
FAU - Lee, Juyoung
AU  - Lee J
AD  - Korea Forest Service, Government Complex 1, 189 Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 
      302-701, Korea. lohawi@gmail.com.
FAU - Morikawa, Takeshi
AU  - Morikawa T
AD  - Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 
      305-8687, Japan. tmorik@ffpri.affrc.go.jp.
FAU - Tsunetsugu, Yuko
AU  - Tsunetsugu Y
AD  - Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 
      305-8687, Japan. yukot@ffpri.affrc.go.jp.
FAU - Park, Bum-Jin
AU  - Park BJ
AD  - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, 99 
      Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 305-764, Korea. bjpark@cnu.ac.kr.
FAU - Li, Qing
AU  - Li Q
AD  - Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, 
      Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan. qing-li@nms.ac.jp.
FAU - Tyrvainen, Liisa
AU  - Tyrvainen L
AD  - Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA), PO Box 18 (Jokiniemenkuja 1), Vantaa 
      FI-01301, Finland. liisa.tyrvainen@metla.fi.
FAU - Miyazaki, Yoshifumi
AU  - Miyazaki Y
AD  - Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University, 6-2-1 
      Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan. ymiyazaki@faculty.chiba-u.jp.
FAU - Kagawa, Takahide
AU  - Kagawa T
AD  - Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 
      305-8687, Japan. kagawa@ffpri.affrc.go.jp.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20140715
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Cities
MH  - *Emotions
MH  - Environment
MH  - *Forests
MH  - Humans
MH  - Japan
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Health
MH  - Psychological Tests
MH  - *Walking/psychology
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC4113871
EDAT- 2014/07/17 06:00
MHDA- 2015/02/26 06:00
PMCR- 2014/07/01
CRDT- 2014/07/17 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/06/22 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/07/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/07/17 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/07/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/02/26 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph110707207 [pii]
AID - ijerph-11-07207 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph110707207 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Jul 15;11(7):7207-30. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph110707207.