Estimation of mediators in the associations between campus green spaces and students' anxiety: a case study in Nanjing.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although a number of scholars have examined the theoretical pathways between green space (GS) and mental health, few have focused on how campus greenness affects the mental health of Chinese youth.

Methods

Herein, two objective indicators, campus and individual 300-m normalized vegetation index (NDVI) data, were used as independent variables. A questionnaire was used to collect the self-rated anxiety level of students on campuses in Nanjing. Then, we chose "subjective perception of campus GS", "physical activity", "social cohesion", "nature relatedness" and "usage pattern" as mediating variables to explore the pathways between the campus greenery and college student' anxiety level through correlation analysis, linear regression, and mediation effect test.

Res

SUBMITTER: Diao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11499108 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature