How Campus Landscapes Influence Mental Well-Being Through Place Attachment and Perceived Social Acceptance: Insights from SEM and Explainable Machine Learning

作者：Yating Chang, Yi‐Hsin Yang, Xiaoxi Cai, Luqi Zhou, Jiang Li, Shaobo Liu · 发表于：Land · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3390/land14091712 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Urban Green Space and Health、Place Attachment and Urban Studies、Educational Environments and Student Outcomes

Against the backdrop of growing concerns over university students’ mental health worldwide, campus environments play a crucial role not only in shaping spatial experiences but also in influencing psychological well-being. However, the psychosocial mechanisms through which campus landscapes affect well-being remain insufficiently theorized. Drawing on survey data from 500 students across two Chinese universities, this study employs structural equation modeling (SEM) and interpretable machine learning techniques (XGBoost-SHAP) to systematically examine the interrelations among landscape perception, place attachment, perceived social acceptance, school belonging, and psychological well-being. The results reveal the following: (1) campus landscapes serve as the primary catalyst for fostering emotional identification (place attachment) and social connectedness (perceived social acceptance and school belonging), thereby indirectly influencing psychological well-being through these psychosocial pathways; (2) landscape perception emerges as the strongest predictor of well-being, followed by school belonging. Although behavioral variables such as the green space maintenance quality, visit frequency, and duration of stay contribute consistently, their predictive power remains comparatively limited; (3) significant nonlinear associations are observed between core variables and well-being. While the positive effects of landscape perception, place attachment, and school belonging exhibit ...