Editor-in-chief

Prof. Paul Sudnik

Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany

As the Editor-in-Chief of IJSSH, I invite you to contribute your scholarly work to our esteemed publication. The journal publishes papers which focus on the advanced researches in the field of all aspects of social science and humanity. I'll endeavour to make this journal grow better and hopefully it will become a recognized journal among researchers and scholars in related fields.

Home > Archive > 2017 > Volume 7 Number 2 (Feb. 2017)
IJSSH 2017 Vol.7(2): 82-87 ISSN: 2010-3646
doi: 10.18178/ijssh.2017.V7.800

The Effects of Urban Farming on Well-Being of the Elderly: A Focus on Social, Psychological, and Environmental Well-Being

Ji-Hye Yang and Min-Hwan Na

Abstract—This study examines the effect of urban farming on the well-being of the elderly, and with a focus on the effect of participation in urban farming on psychological well-being, and the mediating effects of social well-being and environmental well-being on that relationship. We surveyed individuals aged 55 or older residing in the Gyeonggi or Busan regions to measure their social well-being, psychological well-being, and environmental well-being. We conducted t-tests, correlation analyses, and regression analyses on a sample of 385 individuals, and our results were as follows. First, people who participated in urban farming reported a significantly higher level of social, psychological, and environmental well-being than those who did not. Second, social, psychological, and environmental well-being were related to each other in a statistically-significant way. However, age and well-being revealed a statistically negative relationship, as did the relationship between satisfaction with economic conditions and well-being. Third, our testing of mediating effects found that, regarding the effect of participation in urban farming on psychological well-being, social well-being was a complete mediator while environmental well-being was a partial mediator. These results suggest that urban farming enhances the well-being of the elderly, and the expansion of urban farming can be a viable component of improving welfare for the elderly. This study is also meaningful in that it investigates the social effects of urban farming, a topic that existing studies have not examined in depth.

Index Terms—Urban farming, the elderly, psychological well-being, social well-being, environmental well-being.

The authors are with the Hanguk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin, South Korea (e-mail: jenniferyjh@naver.com, shawn0813@naver.com).

[PDF]

Cite: Ji-Hye Yang and Min-Hwan Na, "The Effects of Urban Farming on Well-Being of the Elderly: A Focus on Social, Psychological, and Environmental Well-Being," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 82-87, 2017.

PREVIOUS PAPER
NEXT PAPER

Copyright © 2008-2026. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity. Unless otherwise stated.

E-mail: ijssh.editorial.office@gmail.com