This study was to psychological effects of insect healing programs in Insect ecological garden. A sample of participated 9 families and non-participated 9 families in the survey from near study area in Sangju and Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk. The nine families in the experimental group participated in an insect experience activity healing programs using emotional insects(butterfly, beetle and endangered insect) and edible insect. All the participants were examined to psychological effect with major family strength, PANAS, POMS-B, PSS, CES-D and GAD-7 in before and after the program. The results of this study showed that the healing program of insect experience activities had a positive effect on the participated families of Family strength, PANAS, POMS-B, PSS, CES-D and GAD-7. The participated families preferred insects more than before healing program of insect experience activities. And participated families in the insect healing program showed high satisfaction. As a result, we were going to investigate the effect of the family type insect healing program in this study. In the future, the insect ecological healing program will be able to be applied to various subjects. These result reveals that the insect healing program performed in insect ecological healing program may improve stress, depressive and anxiety disorders symptoms of people.

• Seoyoung Keum(Silkworm and Insect Management Center Agricultural Resource Management Institute, Gyeongbuk Provincial Government 37110, Republic of Korea) Corresponding author
• Youngmi Kim(Silkworm and Insect Management Center Agricultural Resource Management Institute, Gyeongbuk Provincial Government 37110, Republic of Korea)
• Sangwon Kim(Silkworm and Insect Management Center Agricultural Resource Management Institute, Gyeongbuk Provincial Government 37110, Republic of Korea)
• Ik Je Choi(Silkworm and Insect Management Center Agricultural Resource Management Institute, Gyeongbuk Provincial Government 37110, Republic of Korea)
• Youngju Jung(Silkworm and Insect Management Center Agricultural Resource Management Institute, Gyeongbuk Provincial Government 37110, Republic of Korea)
• Kyunghwa Seo(Silkworm and Insect Management Center Agricultural Resource Management Institute, Gyeongbuk Provincial Government 37110, Republic of Korea)