| 논문명 |
Effects of Physical Environmental Design Attributes on Psychological Well-being of College Students in University Dormitory During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period |
| 저자명 |
(Saba Sadeghpour Faraj); (Wonpil Kim) |
| 수록사항 |
ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH(대한건축학회 논문집), Vol.24 No.4 (2022-12) |
| 주제어 |
; IEQ; University Dormitory; Covid_19; Pandemic; Physical Environment; Psychological Well-being |
| 요약2 |
During pandemic period, college students lost lots of such academic opportunities as extra-curriculum social
activities, contact classes, and friendly socializing in university campus area, etc. Previous many studies have shown
that physical environment has certain relevance on the well-being of human-beings. Recent public statistics on mental
health had shown an increase in psychological distress and a decrease in college students and people's well?being during
the lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, there were little evidence on what the college students
in dormitory suffered from COVID-19 incident in relation with their physical environment. The purpose of this study
is to investigate the relationship between environmental factors and psychological well-being of dormitory students in
university campus. In order to explore the impact of physical environment on students’ psychological well-being, survey
instrumentation consisted of 25 indices were employed to measure the level of awareness to each index. A Chi-square
analysis on individual characteristics of 200 students found that number of students living in single dwelling unit was
statistically significant to maintain their psychological well-being, except for number of students living in each dwelling
unit (χ2 =128.92, p= .004). Pearson correlation analysis also found that there exists statistically significant relationship
between psychological well-being of students and environmental factors. Further, stepwise multiple regression analysis
revealed that the most prime predictor for psychological well-being of students residing in dorm was “use of furniture”
(β= .281), implying careful design, lay-out and easy-access to interior furniture by facility planner. The study also
demonstrated that as the level of positive perception of physical environmental features rose, overall psychological wellbeing
of students also responded positively at specified rate. Finally, the findings reinforce a solid evidence that carefully
well-coordinated physical environments play an important role in maintaining emotional stability of college students in
dorm even in pandemic period. |
