Campus landscape types and pro-social behavioral mediators in the psychological recovery of college students - Xu, Yi; Wang, Tingting; Wang, Jinsong; Tian, Hongtao; Zhang, Ruixin; Chen, Yixuan; Chen, Hong (Frontiers in Psychology, 2024)
Introduction Physical and mental health problems of college students are becoming more prominent, and contact with nature has a positive effect on physical and mental health. This paper investigates the psychological recovery effect of different types of campus green space landscape on college students. From the perspective of college students’ perception of campus landscape types, the green space, blue space, gray space and movement space of three universities in Anhui Province are investigated. Methods Through choose campus landscape types and questionnaires, structural equation modeling (SEM) and mediation modeling were constructed on the role of college students’ perception of campus landscape types on psychological recovery. Results It was found that the level of landscape type perception had a significant effect on the effect of psychological recovery and the generation of pro-social behavior, with no significant gender difference, while psychological recovery also had a positive effect on the generation of pro-social behavior. The study also found that campus landscape type not only directly affect students psychological recovery, but also promote psychological recovery through the mediating role of pro-social behavior. Discussion The study reveals the effects of campus landscape type on college students’ psychological recovery, and pro vides a basis for planning campus of different types.