재배활동중심 원예치료 프로그램이 남자 청소년 수형자의 정신건강에 미치는 영향

Effects of Horticultural Therapy Program Focusing on Cultivation Activities for Male Juvenile Prisoners on Mental Health

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of horticultural therapy program focused on cultivation activities for male juvenile prisoners on mental health. 27 male juvenile prisoners were participated. Experimental group of 13members received a horticultural therapy program and control group of 14 members did not receive a horticultural therapy program. And this study was performed from 22thof April 2013 to 8th of July 2013. ‘Horticultural therapy program focused on cultivation activities(Lee et al., 2013)’ which was based on ‘conceptual frame of psychological outcome model in horticultural therapy for prisoners scheduled for release(Rural Development Administration, 2012)’ was applied. As the results, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety level of the experimental group decreased significantly after horticultural therapy (p=0.033, 0.041), while in control group was not showed significant on 9 domains of symptom. Therefore horticultural therapy program focused on cultivation activities could be utilized as appropriate rehabilitation program for increase of mental health in male juvenile prisoners in future.