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GARDENING ACTIVITIES, STRESS, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

NCT07753109 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-08-07

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Summary

This study is a quasi-experimental research project with a pretest-posttest control group design, structured to determine the effect of organized gardening activities on peer interaction, stress levels, and nature engagement behaviors among university students.The population of the research consists of students from the Vocational School of Health Services (VSHS) at Bingol University. The sample size, determined via G\*Power analysis (including a 20% anticipated drop-out rate), comprises a total of 100 volunteer students, divided into an intervention group (n = 50) and a control group (n = 50).The intervention group will participate in a structured program held twice weekly for 1 month (totaling 8 sessions, 60-90 minutes each) in the VSHS garden, encompassing soil preparation, paired seedling planting, group-oriented maintenance, and landscaping activities. The control group will maintain their routine campus life.Data will be collected using a Personal Information Form, the Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (Coping with Stress), the University Life Scale (Peer Relations Subscale), and the Connectedness to Nature Scale. The data will be evaluated through homogeneity tests and parametric/non-parametric comparative analyses (t-tests, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney U).Contingency plans (Plan B)-such as indoor potted plant/terrarium workshops and buffer sample recruitment-are established to address adverse weather conditions, sample attrition, and seasonal risks.

Conditions

  • Psychosocial Wellbeing
  • Perceived Stress
  • Peer Interaction in University Students

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Campus-Based Gardening Program

The structured campus-based gardening program will be conducted over a period of 1 month, consisting of 2 sessions per week (a total of 8 sessions, lasting 60-90 minutes each) in the Vocational School of Health Services garden. The program includes soil preparation, paired seedling planting, group-oriented plant care, irrigation, weed management, and campus landscaping activities, all designed to promote peer interaction, nature exposure, and stress reduction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
25 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-10-01
Completion
2027-01-01

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