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Database research record2015·United Kingdom

The Well-Being of Allotment Gardeners: A Mixed Methodological Study

Jo Webber, Joe Hinds, Paul M. Camic

Ecopsychology

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A mixed-methods study surveyed 171 allotment gardeners in the United Kingdom to investigate the relationships between allotment gardening, feeling connected to nature, and well-being. Allotment gardeners' eudaimonic well-being and quality of life in the environmental domain were significantly higher than population means reported in the literature. However, the study found no association with subjective well-being.