Kim, H.-R.; Oh, W.-S.; Kim, J.-G.; Shin, W.-S. The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress. Healthcare2023, 11, 1664.
Kim, H.-R.; Oh, W.-S.; Kim, J.-G.; Shin, W.-S. The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1664.
Kim, H.-R.; Oh, W.-S.; Kim, J.-G.; Shin, W.-S. The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress. Healthcare2023, 11, 1664.
Kim, H.-R.; Oh, W.-S.; Kim, J.-G.; Shin, W.-S. The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1664.
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the influence of urban garden activities on participants' Perceived restorativeness, resilience, sense of community, and stress reduction. Ninety individuals who agreed to participate to the experiment were divided into experimental and control groups. To collect data 16 sessions of urban garden activities were conducted every two weeks from May to November of 2022. Perceived Restorativeness Scale, Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale, Sense of Community Index, and Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument were employed to measure participants’ psychological effects. To evaluate physiological effect salivary cortisol tests were performed. The results of the study revealed that urban gardening activities influenced on participants' physiological and psychological reactions in positive ways.
Keywords
Urban Garden; Perceived Restorativeness; Resillience; Sense of Community; Stress; Salivary cortisol
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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