以園藝治療的角度探索多肉植物與中年栽培者的關係實作

台灣人口快速老化且人口紅利即將消失，中年為邁入老年之前的過渡期，值得將老年生涯發展的眼界擴大至中年期探討。園藝治療應用對象相當多元且治療地點不受限，而多肉植物屬於園藝作物之一，因其特有的生理特性，也逐漸受到人們喜愛。緣此，本研究選擇多肉植物作為園藝治療的主角，探討中年者與多肉植物之間的關係實作，藉此檢視園藝活動為中年者帶來何種助益。研究發現中年者是以生活空出多餘的時間為前提，再仰賴於身旁親友的帶領或是自己想嘗鮮的心態，而產生想要種植多肉植物作為新休閒的動機。多肉植物易於照料、外型多元、佔地小、價格便宜、生命周期長等本身的生理特性，跟現代人講究CP值的風氣相互映襯，亦是吸引中年者持之以恆種植的關鍵因素。本研究亦依據生活的情境脈絡，將種植多肉植物的中年者分為空間綠化的尋求者與問題導向的尋求者，藉由多肉植物改善不同的生活問題，且隨著多肉植物介入中年者生命的時間拉長，跨物種之間的關係實作也因此發生變化，可能從解決問題的功能性取向，昇華至情感性取向的關係互動。多肉植物為園藝作物的範疇之一，也能達到園藝治療的四項福祉功效：智識、社交、心理、生理，中年者的生活在多肉植物的介入之後，發生更多采多姿的變化。

關鍵字

中年者；多肉植物；園藝治療；跨物種關係實作

並列摘要

Because of an increasingly aging population in Taiwan, the demographic dividend is about to disappear. Middle age is a transition period before entering old age. It is worth observing on the life cycle from old age to midlife. The application and locations of horticultural therapy are diverse. Succulents, as one of many horticultural crops, are gradually loved by people because of their unique physiological characteristics. For those reasons, this study chose succulents as the protagonists of horticultural therapy and is dedicated to the relationship between middle-aged people and succulents. This study examines how horticultural activities benefit middle-aged people. The study found that middle-aged people are motivated to grow succulents as new leisure based on the premise of extra time in their lives. They rely on the guidance of relatives and friends around them, or they desire to try new things. The physiological characteristics of succulents, which are easy to care for, diverse in appearance, small, cheap in price, and long lifespans, coincide with the ethos of modern people. They are also the key factors that attract middle-aged people to persevere in planting. According to the context of life, this study distinguishes middle-aged people who grow succulents into two categories, namely greening seekers and problem-oriented seekers, of which the latter uses succulents to improve different life problems. The length of time succulents intervene in the lives of middle-aged people reflects an interspecies relationship that drives practical changes in the lives of middle-aged people, possibly from a problem-solving oriented approach to an emotionally oriented interspecies relationship. Succulents are one category belonging to horticultural crops. Through the triggered personal changes from plant-human interactions, succulents can help facilitate four well-being effects in horticultural therapy: intellectual, social, psychological, and physiological. After the intervention of succulents, the life of middle-aged people will undergo more diverse changes.

並列關鍵字

middle-aged people ； succulents ； horticultural therapy ； the practice of interspecies relationships

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