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Shinrin-Yoku, varför skogsbadar man?: Personlighet, motiv och stressnivåns betydelse
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Shinrin-Yoku, why does one forest-bathe? : Significance of personality, motives and stress levels (English)
Abstract [sv]

Den ökande stressen i samhället är en indikation på att nuvarande stresshanteringsmetoder antingen brister eller inte nyttjas. Människans komplexitet, innefattande olika personligheter, motiv och motivation bakom ett handlande kan vara en trolig orsak till detta; varför en metod passande för en individ inte nödvändigtvis lämpar sig för någon annan. Shinrin-Yoku (även kallad Skogsbad) skulle kunna vara ett redskap som breddar utbudet, då tidigare studier visar på goda resultat både på ett fysiskt som på ett psykiskt plan. Dock krävs studier som undersöker vilka individer som skogsbadar och vilka deras motiv är.

Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på vilka motiv som driver skogsbadare till att skogsbada kontinuerligt samt hur deras personlighet och stressnivå påverkar motiven.

Totalt deltog 57 personer, varav 53 kvinnor och 4 män, med en median för kvinnornas ålder på 48 år (SD ±8,37 år) och för männens ålder 51 år (SD ±13,39 år). Tre olika mätinstrument användes: Mini-IPIP6, Perceived stress scale (PSS-10) samt en modifierad version av Exercise Motives and Gains Inventory (EMGI).

Resultatet visade på signifikanta samband mellan personlighetsdraget vänlighet och inre motivation, där motivet nöje visade på ett starkt positivt samband, vilket även var det starkaste sambandet i hela studien. Motivet utmaning uppvisade dock flest signifikanta korrelationer med de olika personlighetsdragen.

Denna studie visar att det finns ett samband mellan personlighetsdrag, motiv och personer som deltar i Skogsbad, vilket öppnar upp för diskussioner och för framtida forskning kring ämnet.

Abstract [en]

Increasing stress in society is an indication that current stress coping methods are insufficient, or not made use of enough. Human complexity, which includes different personalities, motives and motivation behind an action could be probable cause for this; which is why a method that is suitable for one individual, is not necessarily so for another. Shinrin-Yoku (also called Forest-bathing) could be an implement that broadens, as previous studies show good results both physically and mentally. However, studies that explore what kind of individuals practice forest-bathing and what their motives are, are needed.

The aim of this study is to find out which motives drive a forest-bather to forest-bathe continuously, and how personality and stress levels affects the motives.

There were 57 participants in all; 53 of which were women and 4 were men, with a median of 48 years (SD±8) for the women and 51 years (SD±13) for the men. Three different measuring instruments were used: Mini-IPIP6, Perceived stress scale (PSS-10) and a modified version of Exercise Motives and Gains Inventory (EMGI).

The results showed a significant relation between the personality trait agreeableness and inner motivation, where the motive enjoyment showed a strong positive relation. This was also a strong relation across the whole study, although the motive challenge showed the most significant correlations with the different personality traits.

The current study shows that there is a correlation between personality traits, motives and the kind of persons that participates in Forest-bathing, which opens up for new discussions and for the future research on the subject.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 24
Keywords [en]
Shinrin-Yoku, forest-bathing, motivation, motives, Big five, Five Factor Model, stress, Self-determination theory, SDT, nature
Keywords [sv]
Shinrin-Yoku, skogsbad, motivation, Big five, Five Factor Model, stress, Self-determination teori, SDT, natur
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-14976Local ID: EXP301OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-14976DiVA, id: diva2:1394303
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Psychology
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Psykologi
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Available from: 2020-02-24 Created: 2020-02-18 Last updated: 2020-02-26Bibliographically approved

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