“To me, it's just natural to be in the garden”: A multi-site investigation of new community gardener motivation using Self-Determination Theory

Sachs, Ashby; Tharrey, Marion; Darmon, Nicole; Alaimo, Katherine; Boshara, Arianna; Beavers, Alyssa; Litt, Jill

doi:10.1016/j.wss.2022.100088

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“…Others compare their distribution among urban, rural, and remote areas [108]. Some studies describe how motivations vary geographically from one place to another or compare different experiences internationally [109][110][111][112][113][114]. In contrast, other studies have det<ermined that differences in urban gardening are not relevant, as the relative practices are similar and not place-specific (e.g., [115]).…”

Section: Results Motivationsmentioning

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Review and Analysis of the Motivations Associated with Urban Gardening in the Pandemic Period

Cattivelli

2023

Sustainability

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This paper examines people’s motives for urban gardening during the pandemic waves of 2020 and 2021. Interest in this practice has often ebbed and flowed in response to changing socioeconomic conditions and depended on positive effects in terms of social integration, community and individual health, urban regeneration, and food security. While several studies have documented these effects well with reference to the pre-pandemic period, few have detailed their existence—and eventually variations—during the lockdowns. These periods have probably reignited interest in this practice. Unlike other recreational activities, urban gardening was not restricted by regional and national governments because they considered this practice to be beneficial for food provisioning. To explore the motivations behind this newfound interest, this paper illustrates the results of a literature review on the articles published on this topic in the period from early 2020 to mid-2022. Findings reveal that the most widespread motivations are those related to personal and community wellbeing as well as food supply security and include the opportunity to spend time having fun outside the home. In addition, community resilience is a motivation that had not been detected in the past.

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Section: Results Motivationsmentioning

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Review and Analysis of the Motivations Associated with Urban Gardening in the Pandemic Period

Cattivelli

2023

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“…To promote gardening as a health intervention for people new to gardening from different social, economic, and demographic groups, a mosaic of support is needed. This approach includes intrapersonal (e.g., competency to garden-that is, the skills and self-efficacy needed to "get started" and "keep up with it"), interpersonal (e.g., shared learning and relatedness), and environmental supports (e.g., structural resources and physical accessibility) 2,36 .…”

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A process evaluation of a randomized-controlled trial of community gardening to improve health behaviors and reduce stress and anxiety

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Alaimo,

Leiferman

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As part of the Community Activation for Prevention (CAPS) randomized controlled trial (RCT) of community gardening, we conducted a process evaluation to assess the implementation of a community gardening intervention over nine months, as measured by reach, fidelity (delivery, receipt, enactment), and acceptability. Evaluation instruments included repeated semi-structured interviews with study participants, direct observation of community garden sites, and an exit survey of participants. Primary outcomes were diet, physical activity, and anthropometry; secondary outcomes were stress and anxiety. The CAPS trial included 291 participants (19% non-white; 34% Hispanic/Latino; 35% without a college degree; 58% with income < $50,000 per year). Intervention delivery and receipt were high for environmental supports. Garden social events were offered by 73% of gardens, although only 48% of intervention participants reported attending these events. Of the 145 participants assigned to the gardening intervention, 97 (67%) reported gardening the entire season and reported visiting the community garden a median of 90 min per week (range: 0–840). Of the participants who completed the exit survey (48%), 89% were highly satisfied with the overall garden experience. The CAPS trial was favorably received and implemented with high fidelity, supporting the validity of the trial outcomes. These findings suggest that community gardens are a viable health promotion strategy that can be successfully implemented among new gardeners from diverse backgrounds. Strategies that engage new gardeners in the social aspects of the garden environment and connect gardeners with garden “mentors” or “buddies” to ensure new gardeners achieve success in their first years of gardening are recommended.Trial registration: NCT03089177. Registered 24 March 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03089177.

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“…Moreover, a supportive environment nurtures trust and encourages workers to take risks and autonomy, enabling their self-determination and increasing an autonomous form of internalization (Jabeen et al, 2022;Sachs et al, 2022). They believe this activity is an important part of his identity without any precondition.…”

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Igniting the Harmonious Passion among Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies’ Frontline Employees: The Role of Relationship-oriented Leadership

Iftikhar

Haq

2022

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The primary purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of relationship-oriented leadership on harmonious passion based on Self-Determination Theory. Self-efficacy is taken as a mediator between the relationship-oriented leadership style and harmonious passion. A conscientious personality trait is integrated as a moderator to check whether it moderates the effect of relationship-oriented leadership on harmonious passion. The data were collected using a cross-sectional research design, and the study population is the front-line employees of fast-moving consumer goods companies in Pakistan. The research model was tested using a questionnaire survey instrument, and the sample size was 487. PLS-SEM was used for testing the hypotheses. Similarly, Hays process macro was used for testing mediating and moderating effects. Results revealed that employees increase their Harmonious Passion in the presence of relationship-oriented leadership. Self-efficacy mediates the relationship between relationship-oriented leadership and Harmonious Passion. Conscientiousness personality trait significantly acts as a moderator between relationship-oriented leadership and Harmonious Passion. As research on this leadership style and employee passion is scarce, this paper will help get a proper understanding of the specific leadership style necessary for cultivating harmonious passion. This study also concludes that fast-moving consumer goods companies should consider this leadership style and motivate their managers to adopt this particular style to increase their employees’ harmonious passion for better outcomes.

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“To me, it's just natural to be in the garden”: A multi-site investigation of new community gardener motivation using Self-Determination Theory

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Review and Analysis of the Motivations Associated with Urban Gardening in the Pandemic Period

Review and Analysis of the Motivations Associated with Urban Gardening in the Pandemic Period

A process evaluation of a randomized-controlled trial of community gardening to improve health behaviors and reduce stress and anxiety

Igniting the Harmonious Passion among Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies’ Frontline Employees: The Role of Relationship-oriented Leadership

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