著者

橋本 義郎 玉井 久実代 木村 全邦 ハシモト ヨシロウ タマイ クミヨ キムラ マサクニ Yoshiro Hashimoto Kumiyo Tamai Masakuni Kimura

雑誌

国際研究論叢 : 大阪国際大学紀要 = OIU journal of international studies

巻号頁・発行日

vol.26, no.2, pp.59-72, 2013-01-31

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In order to find out how an eco-tour in a primeval forest affects the stress, perceived physical condition and feeling of the participants, the authors organized a tour to Suigenchinomori, a primeval forest in Kawakami Village, Nara Prefecture. Results indicate changes in the participants’ stress, perceived physical condition and feeling during the tour. These three variables were measured at three points on the route. The stress of the participants decreased on average during the tour from the first to the second point, whereas from the second to the third point it increased. At the individual level the stress of two participants increased and that of the other four decreased. From the second to the third point it increased on average. At the individual level it increased with two participants and decreased with three participants, staying the same for one case. The authors plan to improve the research design based on these result, and continue the same kind of tours in order to collect more data, performing not only statistical tests to determine any general effects but also qualitative examinations on individual differences.