ERIC Number: EJ895792
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 18
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Community Gardening, Neighborhood Meetings, and Social Capital
Alaimo, Katherine; Reischl, Thomas M.; Allen, Julie Ober
Journal of Community Psychology, v38 n4 p497-514 May 2010
This study examined associations between participation in community gardening/beautification projects and neighborhood meetings with perceptions of social capital at both the individual and neighborhood levels. Data were analyzed from a cross-sectional stratified random telephone survey conducted in Flint, Michigan (N=1916). Hierarchical linear and logistic regression analyses were used to study associations, controlling for individual and Census block group-level confounders. At the individual level, household involvement in community gardening/beautification activities and in neighborhood meetings were associated with residents' perceptions of bonding social capital, linking social capital, and neighborhood norms and values. Household involvement in gardening/beautification and meetings had stronger associations with residents' perceptions of social capital than did neighborhood-level involvement measures. Results suggest involvement in neighborhood meetings augment the individual and neighborhood-wide perceptions of social capital associated with community gardening and beautification projects. Neighborhood community gardens' impact on neighborhood residents' perceptions of social capital can be enhanced by neighborhood-wide meetings. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Social Capital, Participation, Gardening, Neighborhoods, Measures (Individuals), Telephone Surveys, Organizations (Groups), Group Activities, Correlation, Health, Family (Sociological Unit), Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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