HORTSCIENCE VOL.
40(5) AUGUST 20051360
The Influence of Gardening Activities
on Consumer Perceptions of Life
Satisfaction
T.
M.
Waliczek1
Department of Agriculture, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666
J.
M.
Zajicek2
Department of Horticultural...
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HORTSCIENCE VOL.
40(5) AUGUST 20051360
The Influence of Gardening Activities
on Consumer Perceptions of Life
Satisfaction
T.
M.
Waliczek1
Department of Agriculture, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666
J.
M.
Zajicek2
Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX 77843-2133
R.
D.
Lineberger3
Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX 77843-2133
Additional index words.
exercise, happiness, horticultural therapy, Life Satisfaction Inventory
A, LSIA, Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, physical activity, quality of life
Abstract.
Asurvey based on the Life Satisfaction InventoryA(LSIA) was used to investigate
gardeners’ and nongardeners’ perceptions of life satisfaction.
The LSIA was developed in
1961 by Neugarten and measures five components of quality of life including zest for life,
resolution and fortitude, congruence between desired and achieved goals, high physical,
psychological and social self-concept,
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