Campus community gardens and student health: A case study of a campus garden and student well-being

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of American College Health

Volume

70

Issue

2

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2020.1751174

First Page

377

Last Page

384

Abstract

Objective The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between working at a campus community garden and student volunteers’ wellbeing. Participants: 76 undergraduate students at a large urban university in the San Francisco Bay area. Methods: A Web-based survey was conducted. Using an email mailing list of current and former garden volunteers, the study questionnaire was sent to survey participants multiple times to promote higher response rate. Results: Bootstrap regression revealed that both connectedness to nature and general health were significant predictors of a general well-being variable. Conclusions: University leaders might consider that campus natural spaces contribute to student success and may be among the few opportunities that urban college students have to engage with nature.

Keywords

Anxiety, college student health, connection to nature, depression, stress, student garden

Department

Public Health and Recreation

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