The ultimate campus experience: exploring the relationship between campus green spaces, academic achievement and quality of life

• Main Author: Lim, Jerrine Pei Xuan
• Other Authors: Lum Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Perceived greenness
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175568
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Green spaces are known to improve public health and well-being, including students' quality of life and academic achievement. While substantial research has been conducted on objective greenness, there is limited research on the impact of perceived greenness on quality of life and academic achievement. Considering the benefits of students' perception of campus green spaces on their overall schooling experience, this research aims to investigate the relationship between perceived campus greenness, quality of life, and academic achievement. More specifically, how perceived restorativeness mediates perceived greenness, quality of life, and academic achievement. An online questionnaire collected the following data from local undergraduates from the same university (n=75): demographics, perception of campus green spaces, perceived restorativeness, quality of life, and grade point average. Subsequently, a correlation matrix and mediation analyses were conducted to measure the relationship between the variables. Results indicate that perceived greenness is associated with perceived restorativeness, but did not find a relationship between perceived greenness, perceived restorativeness, quality of life, and academic achievement. Nonetheless, these findings warrant further research on perceived greenness, especially on school campuses, given its potential to enhance student well-being. With the influence campus design has on students, education institutions may consider re-evaluating the accessibility and availability of green spaces to optimize benefits for students' psychological well-being.