Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being
Community gardens have been associated with a number of positive outcomes, including community and individual well-being. We used self-determination theory as a framework to interpret the social-psychological characteristics of community gardens that may determine their role in sustaining need satis...
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| author | Quested, Eleanor Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Uren, H. Hardcastle, Sarah Ryan, R. |
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| description | Community gardens have been associated with a number of positive outcomes, including community and individual well-being. We used self-determination theory as a framework to interpret the social-psychological characteristics of community gardens that may determine their role in sustaining need satisfaction and well-being. Semistructured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 5 experienced community gardeners and 10 aspiring community gardeners. Data were analyzed via a framework approach to thematic analysis. Findings support the proposition that satisfaction of community-level needs may be the precursor to communities and individuals experiencing well-being, via experiences of participating in community gardens. Findings have implications for how community-based interventions could be optimized via targeted integration of theories of motivation and perspectives of well-being. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-709482019-07-01T03:13:02Z Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being Quested, Eleanor Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Uren, H. Hardcastle, Sarah Ryan, R. Community gardens have been associated with a number of positive outcomes, including community and individual well-being. We used self-determination theory as a framework to interpret the social-psychological characteristics of community gardens that may determine their role in sustaining need satisfaction and well-being. Semistructured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 5 experienced community gardeners and 10 aspiring community gardeners. Data were analyzed via a framework approach to thematic analysis. Findings support the proposition that satisfaction of community-level needs may be the precursor to communities and individuals experiencing well-being, via experiences of participating in community gardens. Findings have implications for how community-based interventions could be optimized via targeted integration of theories of motivation and perspectives of well-being. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70948 10.1089/eco.2018.0002 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Quested, Eleanor Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Uren, H. Hardcastle, Sarah Ryan, R. Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being |
| title | Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being |
| title_full | Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being |
| title_fullStr | Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being |
| title_short | Community gardening: Basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being |
| title_sort | community gardening: basic psychological needs as mechanisms to enhance individual and community well-being |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70948 |