Development of a Survey to Assess Student Interest in a Campus-Based Community Garden

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2024.05.007

Rebecca Allgeier, Teresa Drake PhD, RDN, MCHES

{"title":"Development of a Survey to Assess Student Interest in a Campus-Based Community Garden","authors":"Rebecca Allgeier, Teresa Drake PhD, RDN, MCHES","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.05.007","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Food insecurity is a significant problem on college campuses. Community gardens are a potential solution and have additional benefits such as the promotion of sustainable thoughts and actions, improvement of mental wellness, and even increased academic performance, without the same level of stigma associated with other interventions such as food pantries.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To develop an instrument to assess behavioral capability, expectations, value expectancies, self-efficacy, collective efficacy, and likelihood to volunteer among students regarding a campus-based, community garden.</p></div><div><h3>Study Design, Settings, Participants</h3><p>This cross-sectional study was conducted at a Mid-western, private university using a convenience sampling of students. Instrument items were developed using the Social Cognitive Theory, and the survey was administered online.</p></div><div><h3>Measurable Outcome/Analysis</h3><p>Internal consistency of the subscales was analyzed using Cronbach's alpha. Descriptive statistics were used to report demographics and interest level of participants.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the 209 respondents, 60% were women and ages ranged 18-43 years (M= 20.46 + 2.67). The internal consistency reliability of the subscales for behavioral capability, expectations, expectancies, and likelihood to volunteer were excellent (ɑ= .90, .90, .93, .92, respectively). Self-efficacy and collective efficacy were only 1 item each so reliability was not analyzed. Of respondents, 70% (n=190) felt confident in their ability to contribute to the garden, and 85% (n=190) felt confident students could work together to contribute. Seventy percent (n=189) also reported they would be likely to volunteer in the garden, and 75% (n=188) would be likely to use the produce grown.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This instrument was determined to be reliable among this population. Other institutions may also find this survey useful to determine interest in a campus-based community garden.</p></div><div><h3>Funding</h3><p>None</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 8","pages":"Pages S1-S2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1499404624001076","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Background

Food insecurity is a significant problem on college campuses. Community gardens are a potential solution and have additional benefits such as the promotion of sustainable thoughts and actions, improvement of mental wellness, and even increased academic performance, without the same level of stigma associated with other interventions such as food pantries.

Objective

To develop an instrument to assess behavioral capability, expectations, value expectancies, self-efficacy, collective efficacy, and likelihood to volunteer among students regarding a campus-based, community garden.

Study Design, Settings, Participants

This cross-sectional study was conducted at a Mid-western, private university using a convenience sampling of students. Instrument items were developed using the Social Cognitive Theory, and the survey was administered online.

Measurable Outcome/Analysis

Internal consistency of the subscales was analyzed using Cronbach's alpha. Descriptive statistics were used to report demographics and interest level of participants.

Results

Of the 209 respondents, 60% were women and ages ranged 18-43 years (M= 20.46 + 2.67). The internal consistency reliability of the subscales for behavioral capability, expectations, expectancies, and likelihood to volunteer were excellent (ɑ= .90, .90, .93, .92, respectively). Self-efficacy and collective efficacy were only 1 item each so reliability was not analyzed. Of respondents, 70% (n=190) felt confident in their ability to contribute to the garden, and 85% (n=190) felt confident students could work together to contribute. Seventy percent (n=189) also reported they would be likely to volunteer in the garden, and 75% (n=188) would be likely to use the produce grown.

Conclusions

This instrument was determined to be reliable among this population. Other institutions may also find this survey useful to determine interest in a campus-based community garden.

Funding

None

查看原文本刊更多论文

开展调查以评估学生对校园社区花园的兴趣

背景食物不安全是大学校园的一个重大问题。社区菜园是一个潜在的解决方案，它还能带来更多益处，如促进可持续思想和行动、改善心理健康、甚至提高学习成绩，而不会像食品储藏室等其他干预措施那样带来耻辱感。研究设计、设置、参与者这项横断面研究是在一所中西部私立大学进行的，采用的是学生便利抽样法。采用社会认知理论开发了工具项目，并通过在线方式进行了调查。结果在 209 名受访者中，60% 为女性，年龄在 18-43 岁之间（M= 20.46 + 2.67）。行为能力、期望、期待和志愿服务可能性等分量表的内部一致性信度非常好（ɑ分别为.90、.90、.93、.92）。自我效能感和集体效能感各只有一个项目，因此未对其信度进行分析。在受访者中，70%（n=190）的受访者对自己为花园做出贡献的能力有信心，85%（n=190）的受访者对学生能够共同努力做出贡献有信心。70%（n=189）的受访者还表示，他们可能会在花园里做志愿者，75%（n=188）的受访者可能会使用花园里种植的农产品。其他机构可能也会发现该调查有助于确定对校园社区菜园的兴趣。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

11.50%

发文量

379

审稿时长

44 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas. The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.