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Physiological relaxation induced by horticultural activity: transplanting work using flowering plants
Min-sun Lee1, Bum-jin Park, Juyoung Lee
1Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University, Kashiwa, Japan. ymiyazaki@faculty.chiba-u.jp.
Journal of Physiological Anthropology
|October 12, 2013
Summary
Horticultural activity promotes relaxation, with physiological benefits like reduced sympathetic nervous activity observed, particularly in Type A individuals. Personality differences influence these relaxation effects.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Psychology
- Human Physiology
- Horticultural Therapy
Background:
- Limited physiological evidence exists on horticultural activity benefits.
- Research is needed to understand how personality influences these effects.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the physiological effects of horticultural activity.
- Examine how personality differences alter these physiological responses.
Main Methods:
- Compared real flower transplanting (horticultural) with artificial flower handling (control).
- Measured heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) in 16 participants over two days.
- Assessed psychological responses using a semantic differential rating scale.
Main Results:
- Horticultural activity induced feelings of comfort, soothedness, and naturalness compared to the control.
- Sympathetic nervous activity significantly decreased during the late phase of horticultural activity, but only in Type A individuals.
Conclusions:
- Horticultural activity enhances psychological and physiological relaxation.
- Individual personality traits, such as Type A, can modulate the physiological relaxation effects of horticultural activities.
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