Community Gardening Activities and Their Effects on Mental Health of Residents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22350666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hye Sook Jang (0000-0003-3011-8694, Rural Development Administration), Gyung Mee Gim (Rural Development Administration), Sun Jin Jeong (Rural Development Administration), Sun-Jin Jeong, Jae Soon Kim (0000-0002-6529-3225, Rural Development Administration) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 333-340 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of People, Plants, and Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2508-7673 • E-ISSN: 2508-7681 |
| Publisher | Korean Society for People, Plants, and Environment (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.11628/ksppe.2019.22.4.333 |
| OpenAlex | W2971995058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
This study was conducted to find out the effects of plant cultivation activities in the village gardening program hosted by Gyeonggi-do on the psychology and physiology of participants. This study conducted a survey on 20 villagers aged 57.709.23 on average and collected their saliva before Session 1 and after the final Session 10. The experiment was conducted by carrying out the village gardening program once a week for total 10 weeks. Psychological assessment was conducted by measuring the level of plant cultivation experience, four elements (repose, fascination, coherence, legibility) of the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS) and stress levels, and also conducting the Wilcoxon paired signed ranks test. As the result of comparatively analyzing the saliva collected before and after the program, the total cortisol level, which is a stress hormone, decreased with statistical significance after the program (t=14.521, p<.001). The level of plant cultivation activities increased with statistical significance after the program, and the PRS increased with statistical significance in the three elements of repose, fascination and legibility excluding coherence. In addition, as the result of examining the change in the stress level of participants with the sum of all item scores, it was found that the stress level decreased with statistical significance (p<.05) from 17.65 points to 15.30 points after the program. Hence, plant cultivation activities in the village community have positive effects such as attention restoration or stress relief. In addition, the activities can also contribute to mental connection and healthcare of residents
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| Citations per year | 0.57 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |