2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Visualization of the effects of nature experience activities targeting diverse needs and development of model programs
Project/Area Number |
20K11498
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 59030:Physical education, and physical and health education-related
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Research Institution | Meiji University (2022-2023) Niigata University of Health and Welfare (2020-2021) |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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Keywords | キャンプ / スペシャルニーズ / 多様性 / アウトドアセラピー |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
With regard to Study 1, the psychosocial indices and their effects, as well as the fact that nature experience activities were found to be as effective as other therapies in foreign countries, were clarified. Regarding Study 2, it became evident that innovations and challenges exist in implementing nature experience activities targeting diverse needs, particularly in the implementation of nature experience programs as therapy in diverse fields in other countries. Attention restoration theory and ecopsychological theory, as well as Eastern concepts such as "nature (jinen)," were identified as contributing factors to this trend.
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Free Research Field |
野外教育学、臨床心理学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究において、多様なニーズを対象とした自然体験活動による心理社会的な効果が認められ、特に海外においては教育やレクリエーションとしてだけではなく、セラピーとして多く活用されていることが明らかになった。国内においては、一部セラピューティックな目的をもったプログラムが存在するものの、学術的な位置づけや社会的な認知が充分ではない状況である。この研究成果を発信することによって、多様なニーズを抱える対象への自然体験活動の普及・発展に貢献しうると考える。
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