The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress
This study aimed to investigate the influence of urban garden activities on participants’ perceived restorativeness, resilience, sense of community, and stress reduction. A total of ninety individuals who agreed to participate in the experiment were divided into experimental and control groups. To c...
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| author | Hee-Ran Kim Won-Suk Oh Jin-Gun Kim Won-Sop Shin |
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| description | This study aimed to investigate the influence of urban garden activities on participants’ perceived restorativeness, resilience, sense of community, and stress reduction. A total of ninety individuals who agreed to participate in 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 2022. Perceived Restorativeness Scale, Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, Sense of Community Index, and Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument were employed to measure participants’ psychological effects. To evaluate physiological effects, 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a995feadbbd64351944765d072506ffb2023-11-18T10:37:26ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-06-011112166410.3390/healthcare11121664The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and StressHee-Ran Kim0Won-Suk Oh1Jin-Gun Kim2Won-Sop Shin3Graduated Department of Forest Therapy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of KoreaAgricultural Technology Center of Hwaseong City, Hwaseong 18583, Republic of KoreaKorea Forest Therapy Forum Incorporated Association, Cheongju 28644, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Forest Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of KoreaThis study aimed to investigate the influence of urban garden activities on participants’ perceived restorativeness, resilience, sense of community, and stress reduction. A total of ninety individuals who agreed to participate in 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 2022. Perceived Restorativeness Scale, Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, Sense of Community Index, and Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument were employed to measure participants’ psychological effects. To evaluate physiological effects, 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/12/1664urban gardenperceived restorativenessresiliencesense of communitystresssalivary cortisol |
| spellingShingle | Hee-Ran Kim Won-Suk Oh Jin-Gun Kim Won-Sop Shin The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress Healthcare urban garden perceived restorativeness resilience sense of community stress salivary cortisol |
| title | The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress |
| title_full | The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress |
| title_short | The Influence of Urban Gardening Activities on Participants’ Perceived Restorativeness, Resilience, Sense of Community and Stress |
| title_sort | influence of urban gardening activities on participants perceived restorativeness resilience sense of community and stress |
| topic | urban garden perceived restorativeness resilience sense of community stress salivary cortisol |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/12/1664 |
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