Affect, Satisfaction with Life and Pro-Environmental Behavior of Community Gardens Users in Southern Brazil

Q4 Social Sciences

Fronteiras Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI:10.21664/2238-8869.2023v12i2.p10-22

Eduardo Chierrito-Arruda, B. R. Meira, Catherine Menegaldi-Silva, Ana Beatriz Tozzo Martins, E. Paccola, Rute Grossi-Milani

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Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the affect, satisfaction with life and pro-environmental behavior of community garden users. Of the total of participants, 22 (55.5%) were aged over 60 years and 18 (44.5%) were in middle age. Data were obtained through a multi-method methodology. Were applied the Affective Maps Generator Instrument, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale and the Environmental Behavior Scale. The results assessed pleasantness, restoration and belonging perception in the community gardens’ environment. High levels of satisfaction with life (M=28.38; SD=5.38) and positive affect (M=40.00; SD=5.51) were obtained. There was a high score in water and energy savings (M=4.14; SD=0.63) as well as in urban cleaning (M=4.62; SD=0.16), and an average score in recycling (M=3.23; SD=0.28) and a low score in activism and consumption (M=2.59; SD=0.14). It is concluded that interdisciplinary strategies should be encouraged to enhance community gardens’ experiences, such as mobile social technologies, which make it possible to encourage emancipatory behaviors among their users.

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巴西南部社区花园使用者的情感、生活满意度和环保行为

本研究旨在分析社区花园使用者的情感、生活满意度与亲环境行为。其中，60岁以上的有22人(55.5%)，中年的有18人(44.5%)。数据是通过多种方法获得的。应用情感地图生成量表、生活满意度量表、积极和消极情绪量表和环境行为量表。结果评估了社区花园环境的愉悦性、修复性和归属感。生活满意度高(M=28.38;SD=5.38)和积极情绪(M=40.00;SD=5.51)。节水节能得分较高(M=4.14;SD=0.63)以及城市清洁(M=4.62;SD=0.16)，回收平均得分(M=3.23;在行动主义和消费方面得分较低(M=2.59;SD = 0.14)。结论是，应该鼓励跨学科策略来增强社区花园的体验，例如移动社交技术，这使得鼓励用户的解放行为成为可能。

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Fronteiras Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)

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0.40

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期刊介绍： FRONTEIRAS: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is an open-access, quarterly, peer-reviewed publication maintained by the Graduate Studies in Social, Technological and Environmental Science of the University Center of Anápolis (PPG STMA), with masters and doctoral degrees in Environmental Sciences. Fronteiras is an interdisciplinary journal that is driven by the belief that all types of knowledge must be available. It has as a target the researchers who dialogue in an interdisciplinary way with the theme "social and environmental science". The journal aims to publish original research, recognized rigorously for its theoretical-methodological, intellectual and scientific relevance. Fronteira has as the main theme of its publications the environmental science, aiming the scientific dissemination arising from the dialogues between the natural and human sciences and their connections with environmental science. Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science has as its mission to publish and disseminate among the academic community, scientific manuscripts that are original and contribute to the promotion of multidisciplinary dialogues between the natural and human sciences and their connections with technological innovation, health as well as the environment.