Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Mourão, Isabel
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Moreira, M. C., Almeida, T. C., Brito, Luís Miguel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/3180
Resumo: Urban allotment gardens (AG) in Portugal have increased in recent years, as in many other European countries and worldwide. The contribution of these gardens to the happiness and well-being of urban populations has been recognized, but evaluations of their benefits are still very scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate this contribution, based on the urban organic AG of the Devesa Park in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The sample included 65 gardeners who completed the self-administered questionnaires of Bem-Estar Pessoal (personal well-being scale), Felicidade Subjetiva (subjective happiness scale) and sociodemographic characteristics. Respondents were mainly adults under 65 years, married and academically well qualified and about half of them had a professional activity, with nearly one third being retired. They considered themselves happy with their life (Personal Wellbeing Index = 74.5%) and revealed an optimistic and positive attitude towards life, regardless of economic or social difficulties. The increased frequency of visits for gardening was positively related to a greater perception of subjective happiness. The gardeners who visited the AG more frequently considered themselves happier from a self-perspective and in comparison with peers. It can be suggested that urban organic AG represent a means for enhancing citizen well-being, contributing positively to their feelings of happiness and life satisfaction, changing behaviours and developing personal capacities. Beyond economic measures, urban AG can be recommended to capture the well-being of societies.
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spelling Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in PortugalAgricultura urbanorgânic production systemLife satisfactionSubjective happiness scalePersonal well-beling scaleUrban allotment gardens (AG) in Portugal have increased in recent years, as in many other European countries and worldwide. The contribution of these gardens to the happiness and well-being of urban populations has been recognized, but evaluations of their benefits are still very scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate this contribution, based on the urban organic AG of the Devesa Park in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The sample included 65 gardeners who completed the self-administered questionnaires of Bem-Estar Pessoal (personal well-being scale), Felicidade Subjetiva (subjective happiness scale) and sociodemographic characteristics. Respondents were mainly adults under 65 years, married and academically well qualified and about half of them had a professional activity, with nearly one third being retired. They considered themselves happy with their life (Personal Wellbeing Index = 74.5%) and revealed an optimistic and positive attitude towards life, regardless of economic or social difficulties. The increased frequency of visits for gardening was positively related to a greater perception of subjective happiness. The gardeners who visited the AG more frequently considered themselves happier from a self-perspective and in comparison with peers. It can be suggested that urban organic AG represent a means for enhancing citizen well-being, contributing positively to their feelings of happiness and life satisfaction, changing behaviours and developing personal capacities. Beyond economic measures, urban AG can be recommended to capture the well-being of societies.2023-02-01T15:57:22Z2018-04-20T00:00:00Z2018-04-202022-11-02T19:27:42Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/3180eng1350-4509 (print)1745-2627 (online)10.1080/13504509.2018.1469550Mourão, IsabelMoreira, M. C.Almeida, T. C.Brito, Luís Miguelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-21T14:37:00Zoai:repositorio.ipvc.pt:20.500.11960/3180Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:43:37.369275Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
title Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
spellingShingle Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
Mourão, Isabel
Agricultura urban
orgânic production system
Life satisfaction
Subjective happiness scale
Personal well-beling scale
title_short Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
title_full Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
title_fullStr Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
title_sort Perceived changes in well-being and happiness with gardening in urban organic allotments in Portugal
author Mourão, Isabel
author_facet Mourão, Isabel
Moreira, M. C.
Almeida, T. C.
Brito, Luís Miguel
author_role author
author2 Moreira, M. C.
Almeida, T. C.
Brito, Luís Miguel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mourão, Isabel
Moreira, M. C.
Almeida, T. C.
Brito, Luís Miguel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Agricultura urban
orgânic production system
Life satisfaction
Subjective happiness scale
Personal well-beling scale
topic Agricultura urban
orgânic production system
Life satisfaction
Subjective happiness scale
Personal well-beling scale
description Urban allotment gardens (AG) in Portugal have increased in recent years, as in many other European countries and worldwide. The contribution of these gardens to the happiness and well-being of urban populations has been recognized, but evaluations of their benefits are still very scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate this contribution, based on the urban organic AG of the Devesa Park in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The sample included 65 gardeners who completed the self-administered questionnaires of Bem-Estar Pessoal (personal well-being scale), Felicidade Subjetiva (subjective happiness scale) and sociodemographic characteristics. Respondents were mainly adults under 65 years, married and academically well qualified and about half of them had a professional activity, with nearly one third being retired. They considered themselves happy with their life (Personal Wellbeing Index = 74.5%) and revealed an optimistic and positive attitude towards life, regardless of economic or social difficulties. The increased frequency of visits for gardening was positively related to a greater perception of subjective happiness. The gardeners who visited the AG more frequently considered themselves happier from a self-perspective and in comparison with peers. It can be suggested that urban organic AG represent a means for enhancing citizen well-being, contributing positively to their feelings of happiness and life satisfaction, changing behaviours and developing personal capacities. Beyond economic measures, urban AG can be recommended to capture the well-being of societies.
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