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The relationship between campus green space and the mental health of primary and secondary school students

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Author: ZHANG Shunjun 1, 2 RAN Fei 3 WU Wenqiao 4 XIONG Yabing 2

Affiliation: 1. College of Physical Education and Health, Guangzhou Songtian Polytechnic College, Guangzhou 511370, China 2. College of Physical Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China 3. College of Jewellery, West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences, Tengchong 679100, Yunnan Province, China 4. College of Physical Education, Kunming City College, Kunming 650101, China

Keywords: Campus Green space Mental health Primary and secondary school students Adolescents

DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4337.202503045

Reference: Zhang SJ, Ran F, Wu WQ, Xiong YB. The relationship between campus green space and the mental health of primary and secondary school students[J]. Journal of Mathematical Medicine, 2025, 38(9): 685-693. DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4337.202503045[Article in Chinese]

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Objective  To explore the relationship between campus green space and the mental health of primary and secondary school students, and to provide a reference for intervention on the mental health of primary and secondary school students based on exposure to campus green space.

Methods  From August to December 2023, a stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select students from 9 primary schools, 3 nine-year schools, 11 junior high schools, and 3 high schools in nine cities of Yunnan Province for a mental health questionnaire survey. The campus green space was evaluated using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Data were analyzed using chi-square tests and linear regression.

Results  A total of 4 003 students were included, with an average mental health score of (1.96±0.68) points. Among them, 1 319 (32.95%) had mild mental health problems, 291 (7.27%) had moderate mental health problems, 26 (0.65%) had relatively severe mental health problems, and 8 (0.20%) had serious mental health problems. There were significant differences in mental health scores among primary and secondary school students of different genders and grades (P<0.01). Correlation analysis showed that NDVI_ in-school (r=-0.05) and NDVI_500 m (r=-0.09) were negatively correlated with the mental health socres of primary and secondary school students. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that gender, grade, NDVI_ in-school, NDVI_500 m were influencing factors of mental health in primary and secondary school students (P<0.001).

Conclusion  It is necessary to carry out mental health education for primary and secondary school students of different genders and ages.

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