Table 2 Mean responses for the themes of values, beliefs, and knowledge of trees

From: People’s perceptions of urban trees are more negative after COVID-19 lockdowns

Perception

Themes

2020

2023

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Values

Cultural

3.68

0.95

3.65

0.94

Social

4.37

0.77

4.33

0.65

Identity

3.95

0.83

3.97

0.86

Natural

4.25

0.91

4.16

0.82

Beliefs

Positive

3.66

0.72

3.60

0.69

Negative

2.42

0.73

2.53

0.81

Knowledge of trees

Knowledge

2.81

1.00

2.65

1.00

  1. Measured from 1 (low importance/agreement) to 5 (high importance/agreement).