TY - GEN
T1 - Horticulture, well-being, and mental health
T2 - From intuitions to evidence
AU - Kuo, F. E.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Can horticulture contribute significantly to human well-being and mental health? Increasing evidence suggests it can. These findings come from scientific studies with diverse populations, including residents of poor inner city neighborhoods, ecological restoration volunteers, and children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Moreover, the findings come from studies of diverse outcomes, including lower rates of violent and property crime, lower incidence of aggression, greater ability to cope with poverty, better life functioning, greater life satisfaction, reduced attention deficit symptoms, greater strength of community, and others. This presentation gives an overview of the evidence for horticultural contributions to human mental health and well-being, with a particular focus on its implications for children, the poor, and other vulnerable populations.
AB - Can horticulture contribute significantly to human well-being and mental health? Increasing evidence suggests it can. These findings come from scientific studies with diverse populations, including residents of poor inner city neighborhoods, ecological restoration volunteers, and children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Moreover, the findings come from studies of diverse outcomes, including lower rates of violent and property crime, lower incidence of aggression, greater ability to cope with poverty, better life functioning, greater life satisfaction, reduced attention deficit symptoms, greater strength of community, and others. This presentation gives an overview of the evidence for horticultural contributions to human mental health and well-being, with a particular focus on its implications for children, the poor, and other vulnerable populations.
KW - Human issues in horticulture
KW - Psychological aspects of horticulture
KW - Research methods
KW - Research review
KW - Urban horticulture
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U2 - 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.639.2
DO - 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.639.2
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84879804068
SN - 9789066057272
T3 - Acta Horticulturae
SP - 27
EP - 34
BT - XXVI International Horticultural Congress
PB - International Society for Horticultural Science
ER -