2022
Liu, Shaobo; Ji, Yifeng; Li, Jiang; Peng, You; Li, Zhitao; Lai, Wenbo; Feng, Tao
Analysis of students’ positive emotions around the green space in the university campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in China Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Public Health, 2022.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: COVID-19, Health
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title = {Analysis of students' positive emotions around the green space in the university campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in China},
author = {Shaobo Liu and Yifeng Ji and Jiang Li and You Peng and Zhitao Li and Wenbo Lai and Tao Feng},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.888295},
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year = {2022},
date = {2022-08-09},
urldate = {2022-08-09},
journal = {Frontiers in Public Health},
abstract = {Green space around the university campus is of paramount importance for emotional and psychological restorations in students. Positive emotions in students can be aroused when immersed in green space and naturalness. However, to what extent can perceived naturalness influence students' positive emotion remains unclear, especially in the context of COVID-19 countermeasures. This study, therefore, attempts to investigate in-depth the nature and strength of the relationships between students' positive emotion and their perceived naturalness, place attachment, and landscape preference, which are potentially varying across universities in different social and environmental contexts and different restrictions policies regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. A course of questionnaire-based surveys was administered on two university campuses in Heilongjiang and Hunan Provinces, China, resulting in 474 effective samples. Structural equation modeling was used to explore the hypothetical conceptual framework of latent variables and the indicators. The findings indicate that the higher students' perceived naturalness results in greater positive emotion. Students' perceived naturalness in green spaces of campus has a positive effect on their place attachment and landscape preference. Moreover, the difference between mediate effects of place attachment and landscape preference were addressed, which verifies the contextual influences.},
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Green space around the university campus is of paramount importance for emotional and psychological restorations in students. Positive emotions in students can be aroused when immersed in green space and naturalness. However, to what extent can perceived naturalness influence students’ positive emotion remains unclear, especially in the context of COVID-19 countermeasures. This study, therefore, attempts to investigate in-depth the nature and strength of the relationships between students’ positive emotion and their perceived naturalness, place attachment, and landscape preference, which are potentially varying across universities in different social and environmental contexts and different restrictions policies regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. A course of questionnaire-based surveys was administered on two university campuses in Heilongjiang and Hunan Provinces, China, resulting in 474 effective samples. Structural equation modeling was used to explore the hypothetical conceptual framework of latent variables and the indicators. The findings indicate that the higher students’ perceived naturalness results in greater positive emotion. Students’ perceived naturalness in green spaces of campus has a positive effect on their place attachment and landscape preference. Moreover, the difference between mediate effects of place attachment and landscape preference were addressed, which verifies the contextual influences.
Li, Bo; Liu, Qiuhong; Wang, Tong; He, He; Peng, You; Feng, Tao
Analysis of Urban Built Environment Impacts on Outdoor Physical Activities—A Case Study in China Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 10, 2022, ISSN: 2296-2565.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Built environment, Health, Physical Activity
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title = {Analysis of Urban Built Environment Impacts on Outdoor Physical Activities—A Case Study in China},
author = {Bo Li and Qiuhong Liu and Tong Wang and He He and You Peng and Tao Feng},
url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2022.861456},
doi = {10.3389/fpubh.2022.861456},
issn = {2296-2565},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-01-01},
urldate = {2022-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Public Health},
volume = {10},
abstract = {Outdoor physical activities can promote public health and they are largely influenced by the built environment in different urban settings. Understanding the association between outdoor physical activities and the built environment is important for promoting a high quality of life. Existing studies typically focus on one type of outdoor activity using interview-based small samples and are often lack of systematic understanding of the activities' intensity and frequency. In this study, we intend to gain deeper insight into how the built environment influences physical activities using the data extracted from individual's wearables and other open data sources for integrated analysis. Multi-linear regression with logarithm transformation is applied to perform the analysis using the data from Changsha, China. We found that built environment impacts on outdoor physical activities in Changsha are not always consistent with similar studies' results in other cities. The most effective measures to promote outdoor physical activities are the provision of good arterial and secondary road networks, community parks, among others in Changsha. The results shed light on future urban planning practices in terms of promoting public health."},
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Outdoor physical activities can promote public health and they are largely influenced by the built environment in different urban settings. Understanding the association between outdoor physical activities and the built environment is important for promoting a high quality of life. Existing studies typically focus on one type of outdoor activity using interview-based small samples and are often lack of systematic understanding of the activities’ intensity and frequency. In this study, we intend to gain deeper insight into how the built environment influences physical activities using the data extracted from individual’s wearables and other open data sources for integrated analysis. Multi-linear regression with logarithm transformation is applied to perform the analysis using the data from Changsha, China. We found that built environment impacts on outdoor physical activities in Changsha are not always consistent with similar studies’ results in other cities. The most effective measures to promote outdoor physical activities are the provision of good arterial and secondary road networks, community parks, among others in Changsha. The results shed light on future urban planning practices in terms of promoting public health."