Understanding student experience of campus green space post COVID-19.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2519375

Vanita Naidoo

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Abstract

Objective: Explore student experience of campus green space, examining its connections to race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, welcomeness and housing type.

Participants: Undergraduate students at a state university who completed an online survey (n = 387) and focus groups (n = 9) in Fall 2022.

Methods: Mixed methods approach, using SPSS for quantitative analysis and thematic analysis of long-response survey questions and focus groups for qualitative data.

Results: Quantitative tests revealed a significant relationship between feeling welcome and use as well as type of housing and use. Although there are no statistically significant trends based on race, ethnicity and sexual orientation, qualitative data revealed their hesitance to use campus greenspace.

Discussion: Campus green space can be used to evaluate levels of wellbeing and belonging on campus. Given the proven positive effects of greenspace, findings can inform discourse on wellbeing, belonging, and adapting greenspace so that students are encouraged to engage in it more.

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了解新冠疫情后学生对校园绿地的感受。

目的：探讨学生对校园绿地的体验，考察其与种族、民族、性取向、受欢迎程度和住房类型的联系。参与者：一所州立大学的本科生，他们在2022年秋季完成了一项在线调查（n = 387）和焦点小组（n = 9）。方法：采用混合方法，采用SPSS进行定量分析，采用专题分析对长时间回答的调查问题进行分析，采用焦点小组进行定性分析。结果：定量测试揭示了受欢迎感与使用以及住房类型与使用之间的显著关系。尽管在种族、民族和性取向方面没有统计学上的显著趋势，但定性数据显示，他们对使用校园绿地犹豫不决。讨论：校园绿地可以用来评估校园的幸福感和归属感。鉴于绿色空间已被证实的积极影响，研究结果可以为健康、归属感和适应绿色空间的讨论提供信息，从而鼓励学生更多地参与其中。

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Journal of American College Health Multiple-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

12.50%

发文量

388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.