Development and Effectiveness of an Agro-Healing Program Utilizing Rural Resources to Relieve Stress in Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Participants
2.2. Agro-Healing Program Development
2.3. Measurements
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Characteristics
3.2. Development of Agro-Healing Program to Reduce Stress
3.3. Healing Effect of Agro-Healing Program to Reduce Stress
3.4. Correlation between Variables in the Agro-Healing Program
3.5. Analysis of Mediating Factors for Stress
3.6. Satisfaction with Agro-Healing Programs to Reduce Stress
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age | Adults in their 20s or older | 37 | 100 |
Gender | Male | 6 | 16.2 |
Female | 31 | 83.8 | |
Marital status | Married | 26 | 70.3 |
Single | 11 | 29.7 | |
Job | Working | 29 | 78.4 |
Not working | 8 | 21.6 |
Variable | Core Resources |
---|---|
Plant resources | Vegetables: lettuce, chicory, peppers, spinach, kohlrabi, beets, leafy vegetables, herbs (mint, rosemary, sage, arugula, dill), asparagus |
Flowers: native plants, bulbs (iris, hyacinth), myrtle, zinnia, snapdragon, lily, pansy, viola, verbena, crowbar, flower begonia, huggera, sedge, juniper, succulent (pheasant’s amaranth), arrow tree, hydrangea, horseradish, rose, birch, pine, magnolia, bamboo shoots, maple, golden locust, arborvitae (golden arborvitae), blue angel, tricolor willow | |
Fruit trees: blueberries (available for experience), berries, aronia, currants, grapes, cherries, apples, pears, figs | |
Medicinal uses: Schisandra chinensis, Myeongnamul, Aralia, bee tree (liver function, leaf tea), Nungae Seungma (side dish), yam | |
Animal resources | Angel dog (planned), fish, parrot, rabbit, dog, chicken, insect, bee, cow, pet, birdsong, butterfly, cricket |
Cultural and environmental resources | Experience dish: flower bibimbap, salad, tea, extract (vinegar, oil), green onion pancake, flower pancake |
Arts and crafts: coloring natural objects, coloring plant boxes, coloring tires and wooden chairs, artificial flowers, decorating clay pots, napkin art, pressed flowers | |
Farm story: four seasons garden experience, family management story | |
Facilities: indoor training center (2 locations, 30-person capacity), piano, cart, sand playground, photo zone, farm hut (accommodates for 4 people), compost field, farm equipment shed, flatbed, movable deck, plant box, farm walkway, foot bath, shade canopy |
Variable | Core Resources |
---|---|
Plant-mediated activities | My own garden resembling nature |
Herb garden for the five senses | |
Dodam Dodam vegetable harvesting | |
BB Big Vegan cooking | |
Animal-assisted activities | Decorating a water garden |
Communicating with fish | |
Other activities | Taking a walk on the farm |
Meditating in the forest |
Variable | N | M (SD) z | p Value Y | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-Test | Post-Test | |||
Stress (PSS-K) | 37 | 20.95 (5.26) | 13.95 (4.75) | 0.000 *** |
State Anxiety (STAI) | 37 | 45.65 (9.78) | 29.54 (5.98) | 0.000 *** |
Depressed (BDI) | 37 | 12.81 (9.35) | 2.51 (3.99) | 0.000 *** |
Mood State (POMS) | 37 | 23.03 (20.57) | 5.32 (7.83) | 0.000 *** |
Subjective Vitality (SVS) | 37 | 25.68 (6.54) | 34.81 (4.67) | 0.000 *** |
Resilience (CD-RISC) | 37 | 54.21 (17.02) | 70.49 (14.57) | 0.000 *** |
Stress (PSS-K) | State Anxiety (STAI) | Depressed (BDI) | Mood State (POMS) | Subjective Vitality (SVS) | Resilience (CD-RISC) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stress (PSS-K) | 1 | |||||
State Anxiety (STAI) | 0.382 * | 1 | ||||
Depressed (BDI) | 0.415 * | 0.404 * | 1 | |||
Mood State (POMS) | 0.477 ** | 0.652 *** | 0.620 *** | 1 | ||
Subjective Vitality (SVS) | −0.634 *** | −0.315 | −0.332 * | −0.356 * | 1 | |
Resilience (CD-RISC) | −0.480 ** | −0.367 * | −0.453 ** | −0.390 * | 0.759 *** | 1 |
Model | Variable | B | SE | β | t(p) | F(p) | R2 | adj. R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (Constant) | 43.526 | 1.893 | 22.990 *** | 23.582 *** | 0.403 | 0.385 | |
Independent variable → Parameter variable | −0.625 | 0.129 | −0.634 | −4.856 *** | ||||
2 | (Constant) | 91.031 | 6.692 | 13.603 *** | 10.489 ** | 0.231 | 0.209 | |
Independent variable → Dependent variable | −1.341 | 0.455 | −0.480 | −3.239 ** | ||||
3 | (Constant) | −12.094 | 20.217 | −0.598 | 23.122 *** | 0.576 | 0.551 | |
Independent variable → Dependent variable | 0.007 | 0.443 | 0.002 | 0.017 | ||||
Parameter variable → Dependent variable | 2.369 | 0.450 | 0.761 | 5.267 *** |
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Park, K.-H.; Park, S.-A. Development and Effectiveness of an Agro-Healing Program Utilizing Rural Resources to Relieve Stress in Adults. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3792. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093792
Park K-H, Park S-A. Development and Effectiveness of an Agro-Healing Program Utilizing Rural Resources to Relieve Stress in Adults. Sustainability. 2024; 16(9):3792. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093792
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Kyoung-Hee, and Sin-Ae Park. 2024. "Development and Effectiveness of an Agro-Healing Program Utilizing Rural Resources to Relieve Stress in Adults" Sustainability 16, no. 9: 3792. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093792