On influence of a physical difference at kitchen units to behavior of the handicapped and the normal able-bodied (1)

By self-rating scale

Abstract

The differences between experimental group (the 9 wheel-chaired) and control group (the 11 normal able-bodied) on feelings which was occured by change of hight conditions of kitchen unit were measured by Semantic Differential Method and Nowlis's Check List of Mood. Compared with low level kitchen unit (experimental group: the hight of patella on each wheel-chair plus depth of sink, control group: stature/3+35cm), high level kitchen unit (plus 10cm to each hight) resulted in decline of image and mood of both group, but the tendency was appeared obviously for the experimental group. It was certifyed that the handicapped were effected directly from physical settings which didn't fit to their features by two kind of self-rating scales.