Investigation of Effects of Micro-Bubble Bathing using Psychological Scale

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  • KATAHIRA Kenji
    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University
  • AIBA Eriko
    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • YANO Hironori
    School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University
  • MATSUURA Shuhei
    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University
  • TOBITANI Kensuke
    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University
  • NAGATA Noriko
    Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University
  • MIYA Kazuhiro
    Advanced Technology R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
  • FURUKAWA Seiji
    Advanced Technology R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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  • 心理尺度を用いた微細気泡浴の入浴効果の検討
  • シンリ シャクド オ モチイタ ビサイ キホウヨク ノ ニュウヨク コウカ ノ ケントウ

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This study examined the psychological relaxation effects of micro-bubble bathing by employing psychological approach. Normal and two micro-bubble baths were compared in terms of their psychological effects; these were measured by subjective ratings. Using a subjective rating scale that consisted of multiple rating items, an investigation was carried out to determine the psychological aspects that were affected by micro-bubble baths. Twelve male graduate and undergraduate students took part in the experiment. A principal component analysis on subjective rating scale revealed that mood state related to bathing consisted of two aspects: pleasant and arousal. A comparison between three bathing conditions revealed that these bathing conditions shared the arousal-increasing effect. Moreover, the results showed that micro-bubble bathing with a high bubble content improved pleasant aspect of mood state more than normal bathing and micro-bubble bathing with a low bubble content did. This finding suggests that the psychological effect of micro-bubble bathing would be to improve the pleasant-increasing effect of bathing behavior.

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