The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of forest healing as a suitable therapeutic and alternative activity to improve mental health and reduce internet addiction of schoolchild. To achieve the objective, a forest healing program applicable for internet addiction risk group was develop...
The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of forest healing as a suitable therapeutic and alternative activity to improve mental health and reduce internet addiction of schoolchild. To achieve the objective, a forest healing program applicable for internet addiction risk group was developed and a research was conducted on internet addicted child of community center to investigate their internet addiction levels and stress levels. During the development the forest healing program, a wide range of theoretical studies regarding forest-related treatment was carried out and the program was completed after several modifications and organization of the program. The subject of this study was 3-6 grade schoolchild of Chungcheongbuk-do Cheong-ju local children's centers (7locations). Before the experiment, test subjects were divided in to experimental group and comparison group based on the results of Adolescents Mental Health Inventory (AMHI) test. According to the results of AMHI, 17 internet addicts are categorized as the experimental group and the rest comparison group is divided into 3 groups of A, B, C whereas 6 of them were eliminated as their reliability of the results is concerned. For the experiment, a forest healing program especially focusing on forest therapy and self-healing process is operated for 2 nights and 3days and it was equally participated by all test groups. To verify the effectiveness of the forest healing camp, internet addiction level was measured by internet addiction test (K-scale) and AMHI test for elementarystudents was conducted to measure the likelihood of behavioral problems, mental health index, psychological resources, and stress level. To examinate difference between the pre-and post-program implementation T-test (SPSS Win 18.0) was operated whereas Duncan’s multiple range test was conducted to examine differences between the groups. Results : 1) An internet addiction level reduction data of K-scale was analyzed to show a statistically significant difference at 'disruption of usual activity', 'withdrawal symptoms', 'deviant behavior', 'tolerance' which were Sub-factors of Internet addiction. However, there was none shown at 'reality division disorders', 'positive expectations', and 'virtual interpersonal relationship', but since the test subjects have shown positive change after the implementation of the program, the hypothesis was proved to reduce the level of the internet addiction level of child. 2) Mental health diagnosis of internet addict group and comparison group on potential risk behavior, overall level of mental health, and mental health factors are as follows : ① There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the level of mental health and mental health scores as it was improved by period ② Internet addicts and group C which showed low status at the current mental health and the future mental health showed a high psychological discomfort. ③ Internet addicts compared to group A,B,C in all areas of psychological resources showed lower scores and found to be lack of psychological resources. ④ Internet addicts compared to group A,B,C in all areas of stress showed higher scores indicating that internet addicts have high stress. 3) Pre/post mental health diagnosis of test groups on potential risk behavior, overall level of mental health, and mental health factors are as follows : ① Group A didn't show statistically significant difference in factors including happiness, number of friends, chronic fatigue, suicide potential, delinquency potential, runaway potential, bullying potential, ADHD potential. But their tendency was lowered than the pre-test results. The current mental health status and psychological distress showed a statistically significant difference. Result showed that group A's mental health was improved. ② Group B showed positive difference in chronic fatigue, suicide potential, bullying potential, ADHD potential. But factors such as number of friends and, delinquency potential and runaway potential were improved than pre test. Although it wasn't statistically significant, it is assumed that mental health group with the fourth level affected group B whereas group B showed positive difference at current health level, future health level, psychological distress, social, academic, family, total stress and psychological resources. ③ Group C showed positive but insignificant difference at a number of friends, suicide, delinquency, runaway, bullying, ADHD potential risk levels, while shown statistically significant difference in happiness, chronic fatigue between pre and post test, which indicates that group C showed a significant improvement in mental health status. Also there were statistically significant difference shown at a level of current mental health, future mental health, psychological wellbeing, psychological distress, indicating group C's mental health level had a significant improvement. ④ Group of internet addict groups showed insignificant but positive difference at happiness, chronic fatigue, number of friends, suicide potential, delinquency potential, bullying potential, ADHD potential levels. Also there were improvements in internet addict groups' current health level, future health level, psychological wellbeing, psychological distress but the results were not significant. There were positive improvements in all areas of stress and psychological resources yet the results were not statistically significant. This research have produced results that forest healing activity is suitable to improve mental health and reduce internet addiction of schoolchild as the test groups addiction level was lowered and statistically significant difference between pre/post mental health diagnosis were shown after the implementation of the forest healing program. Therefore, an active participation is strongly asked as an alternative activity to enhance mental health of child and to prevent internet addiction.
The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of forest healing as a suitable therapeutic and alternative activity to improve mental health and reduce internet addiction of schoolchild. To achieve the objective, a forest healing program applicable for internet addiction risk group was developed and a research was conducted on internet addicted child of community center to investigate their internet addiction levels and stress levels. During the development the forest healing program, a wide range of theoretical studies regarding forest-related treatment was carried out and the program was completed after several modifications and organization of the program. The subject of this study was 3-6 grade schoolchild of Chungcheongbuk-do Cheong-ju local children's centers (7locations). Before the experiment, test subjects were divided in to experimental group and comparison group based on the results of Adolescents Mental Health Inventory (AMHI) test. According to the results of AMHI, 17 internet addicts are categorized as the experimental group and the rest comparison group is divided into 3 groups of A, B, C whereas 6 of them were eliminated as their reliability of the results is concerned. For the experiment, a forest healing program especially focusing on forest therapy and self-healing process is operated for 2 nights and 3days and it was equally participated by all test groups. To verify the effectiveness of the forest healing camp, internet addiction level was measured by internet addiction test (K-scale) and AMHI test for elementarystudents was conducted to measure the likelihood of behavioral problems, mental health index, psychological resources, and stress level. To examinate difference between the pre-and post-program implementation T-test (SPSS Win 18.0) was operated whereas Duncan’s multiple range test was conducted to examine differences between the groups. Results : 1) An internet addiction level reduction data of K-scale was analyzed to show a statistically significant difference at 'disruption of usual activity', 'withdrawal symptoms', 'deviant behavior', 'tolerance' which were Sub-factors of Internet addiction. However, there was none shown at 'reality division disorders', 'positive expectations', and 'virtual interpersonal relationship', but since the test subjects have shown positive change after the implementation of the program, the hypothesis was proved to reduce the level of the internet addiction level of child. 2) Mental health diagnosis of internet addict group and comparison group on potential risk behavior, overall level of mental health, and mental health factors are as follows : ① There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the level of mental health and mental health scores as it was improved by period ② Internet addicts and group C which showed low status at the current mental health and the future mental health showed a high psychological discomfort. ③ Internet addicts compared to group A,B,C in all areas of psychological resources showed lower scores and found to be lack of psychological resources. ④ Internet addicts compared to group A,B,C in all areas of stress showed higher scores indicating that internet addicts have high stress. 3) Pre/post mental health diagnosis of test groups on potential risk behavior, overall level of mental health, and mental health factors are as follows : ① Group A didn't show statistically significant difference in factors including happiness, number of friends, chronic fatigue, suicide potential, delinquency potential, runaway potential, bullying potential, ADHD potential. But their tendency was lowered than the pre-test results. The current mental health status and psychological distress showed a statistically significant difference. Result showed that group A's mental health was improved. ② Group B showed positive difference in chronic fatigue, suicide potential, bullying potential, ADHD potential. But factors such as number of friends and, delinquency potential and runaway potential were improved than pre test. Although it wasn't statistically significant, it is assumed that mental health group with the fourth level affected group B whereas group B showed positive difference at current health level, future health level, psychological distress, social, academic, family, total stress and psychological resources. ③ Group C showed positive but insignificant difference at a number of friends, suicide, delinquency, runaway, bullying, ADHD potential risk levels, while shown statistically significant difference in happiness, chronic fatigue between pre and post test, which indicates that group C showed a significant improvement in mental health status. Also there were statistically significant difference shown at a level of current mental health, future mental health, psychological wellbeing, psychological distress, indicating group C's mental health level had a significant improvement. ④ Group of internet addict groups showed insignificant but positive difference at happiness, chronic fatigue, number of friends, suicide potential, delinquency potential, bullying potential, ADHD potential levels. Also there were improvements in internet addict groups' current health level, future health level, psychological wellbeing, psychological distress but the results were not significant. There were positive improvements in all areas of stress and psychological resources yet the results were not statistically significant. This research have produced results that forest healing activity is suitable to improve mental health and reduce internet addiction of schoolchild as the test groups addiction level was lowered and statistically significant difference between pre/post mental health diagnosis were shown after the implementation of the forest healing program. Therefore, an active participation is strongly asked as an alternative activity to enhance mental health of child and to prevent internet addiction.
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