The Effects of Nature-Based Interventions on the Physical and Mental Health of College Students with Weight-Related Anxiety

This study will be conducted on the campus of Nanjing Agricultural University and will implement a series of nature-based interventions and traditional psychological interventions to examine their physiological and psychological effects on university students with weight-related anxiety. A total of 60 undergraduate students from Nanjing Agricultural University will be recruited as participants (the final sample size may vary depending on participants’ willingness to take part). Participants will be stratified by sex and randomly assigned to one of two intervention groups: a nature-based intervention group and a traditional intervention group. During the intervention period, participants will engage in different forms of intervention activities. Outcome measures will include body weight, salivary cortisol (collected using Salivette® saliva collection tubes), lifestyle behaviors (assessed via questionnaires), and psychological measures (Chinese versions of NR-6, FFMQ, GSES, BMAS, MAAS, TMS, SCAS, LDST and PRS).