Motivations to participate in project maintenance.
| “How important is each of the following in your decision to work on the lot?” | Mean* | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Enjoy working with nature | 4.5 | .75 |
| Want to help my neighborhood | 4.5 | .82 |
| Chance to create something in neighborhood | 4.5 | .91 |
| Chance to give back to my community | 4.2 | 1.09 |
| Helps me get to know people in neighborhood | 4.0 | 1.18 |
| Gives me good exercise | 4.0 | 1.01 |
| Helped on planting day | 3.9 | 1.40 |
| Makes me feel relaxed and calm | 3.5 | 1.18 |
| No one else will do it | 3.3 | 1.60 |
| Want to learn how to take care of lot | 3.2 | 1.54 |
| Feel like the lot belongs to me | 3.1 | 1.30 |
| Was asked by a neighbor to help | 3.0 | 1.60 |
| Get paid to maintain lot | 2.8 | 1.81 |
| Working there fills up my time | 2.5 | 1.36 |
↵*Scale: 1 = not at all; 3 = some; 5 = a great deal.
Paired samples t-test results indicate significant difference (p < .05) between items at .5 scale level.