relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4545/
title: Relationship between perceived health and accessibility to green space among students in Groningen
creator: Mol, Jelle
description: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, university students in the Netherlands have experienced an increase in mental and physical health issues. These rising issues are the motivation for research on the effects and possible benefits public green spaces might have on both mental and physical health. There are three relevant concepts, namely public parks, accessibility and service area calculation. Public urban parks larger than one hectare are taken into consideration. Accessibility is calculated as a five-minute distance from public parks, which is travelled using an active mode of transport. The relations between perceived health, accessibility and frequency of visits are studied through the means of a survey asking students in the city of Groningen how they perceive their own mental and physical well-being (N=39). The relationship between age, gender and perceived health is analysed, together with relationships between health and frequency of visits, and accessibility and its effect on visits. Finally, the relationship between perceived health and accessibility to green space, to answer the main question Is there a relationship between perceived mental and physical health and accessibility to green space among students? All these relationships are studied through Mann-Whitney U tests and Kruskal-Wallis tests to see if the expectations are met. Through these tests, it can be concluded that mental health is affected by the accessibility to public green spaces. Physical health is only slightly significantly affected by the accessibility, and there is no significant relationship found between frequency of visits and perceived health nor frequency of visits and accessibility.
date: 2023
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4545/1/Bachelor-thesis-version-3.pdf
identifier:   Mol, Jelle  (2023) Relationship between perceived health and accessibility to green space among students in Groningen.  Bachelor thesis.