Backyard Activities as Sources of Social and Personal Well-Being: A Study of the Mexican Population (Guasave, Sinaloa)

Víctor Manuel Peinado-Guevara, Héctor José Peinado-Guevara (), Mary Cruz Sánchez-Alcalde (), Griselda Karina González-Félix (), Jaime Herrera-Barrientos, María de los Ángeles Ladrón de Guevara-Torres and Aldo Alán Cuadras-Berrelleza
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Víctor Manuel Peinado-Guevara: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Héctor José Peinado-Guevara: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Mary Cruz Sánchez-Alcalde: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Griselda Karina González-Félix: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Jaime Herrera-Barrientos: Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, Mexico
María de los Ángeles Ladrón de Guevara-Torres: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR, Unidad Oaxaca, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán 71230, Oaxaca, Mexico
Aldo Alán Cuadras-Berrelleza: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: Isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened daily tension, leading to stress and other illnesses. This research examined the impact of backyard activities on social and personal well-being, focusing on agricultural (gardens, vegetables, medicinal plants) and livestock activities (chickens, goats, sheep, cows). An exploratory study was conducted using a Likert-scale survey of 387 people, with 22 items covering economic growth, social well-being, and human development. The results showed that 50% of the respondents experienced pleasant emotions through sensory engagement with home gardens, leading to well-being, reduced anxiety and stress, better concentration, and improved family harmony. McDonald’s Omega (ω) value for item consistency was 0.964. Strong correlations were found between economic growth, social well-being, and human development with social and personal well-being, at 0.719, 0.819, and 0.812, respectively. These results are validated by an exploratory principal component factor analysis, which shows the correlation of the classes that integrate backyard activities on a principal axis. Backyard livestock activities had a lesser impact on personal and social well-being compared to agricultural activities, which were valued more for their economic and nutritional contributions. Thus, backyard activities, especially those involving home gardens, significantly enhance social and personal well-being alongside their economic and food benefits.

Keywords: backyard activities; personal well-being; social wellbeing; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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