Title |
Interior Conditions and User Satisfaction of Elementary School Children’s Rooms |
Keywords |
아동실 ; 실내계획 ; 초등학생 ; 주거환경 ; 만족도 |
Abstract |
This study examined the current interior conditions of children’s rooms, and investigated the children’s satisfaction of the rooms and their needs for improvement. Survey questionnaires were given to 205 elementary school children in the third or lower year grades and to their parents. Frequency analysis, t-tests, analysis of variance, and Duncan tests were mainly employed for data analysis. The findings indicated that the respondents' satisfaction of the children’s rooms differed in their grade, room size, and the main color of the rooms. In general, those in the third grade, those in the rooms under 16.5㎡, or mainly painted in cold colors, tended to respond more negatively. Meanwhile, they expected to exchange their furniture for study, such as desks and bookshelves, and to individually possess electric appliances in their rooms. Most children’s rooms were designed on the basis of the parents’ preferences: The more the rooms reflected the children’s opinions, the higher satisfaction with the furniture they showed. |