| Title |
The Children’s Needs for the Child Psychiatric Therapy Environment as to the Type of Problem |
| Keywords |
Child Psychiatric Therapy Environment ; Child with Emotional Problem ; Child with Behavioral Problem ; Interior Design |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to propose how the interior of the child psychiatric therapy Environment should be designed according to different problems that children have. For the purpose, this research has been conducted with a literature review and an empirical survey. The subjects of the survey were 100 children, 58 male and 42 female, who were using child psychiatric therapy centers located in Busan. Findings are as follows: (1) Children with behavior problem(Cb) showed a significantly higher satisfaction with the entrance and the information in a given child psychiatric therapy space than children with emotional problem (Ce) did. (2) Spatial attitude of Ce and Cb were significantly differed. (3) Colors that were being preferred by Ce were cold colors, for example, blue and indigo. While, Cb were preferring warm colors such as red and yellow. (4) There was difference in the image of a entrance and classrooms at the child psychiatric therapy center that children had in mind, the two groups of children were quite differently feeling about the size and noise of the therapy space. |