The influence of gardening activities on consumer perceptions of life satisfaction

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1360-1365

  Waliczek, T M ^a   Zajicek, J M ^b   Lineberger, R D ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Happiness; Horticultural therapy; Life Satisfaction Inventory A; LSIA; Maslow's hierarchy of human needs; Physical activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS;

COMMUNITY GROUPS; GARDENING ACTIVITIES; LIFE SATISFACTION INVENTORY A (LSIA); PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES;

AGRICULTURE;

HEALTH; RESOLUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS;

EID: 22444438779     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.5.1360     Document Type: Article

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