TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in perceptions of urban green space are related to changes in psychological well-being
T2 - Cross-sectional and longitudinal study of mid-aged urban residents
AU - Cleary, Anne
AU - Roiko, Anne
AU - Burton, Nicola W.
AU - Fielding, Kelly S.
AU - Murray, Zoe
AU - Turrell, Gavin
N1 - Funding Information:
The HABITAT Study is led by researchers at Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland, the University of Melbourne, Deakin University, and Griffith University. The HABITAT study was funded by three (Australian) National Health and Medical Research Council project grants (ID 1047453, ID 497236, ID 339718), and supported by Brisbane City Council. We thank study participants and acknowledge the contributions of research staff.
Funding Information:
The HABITAT Study is led by researchers at Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland, the University of Melbourne, Deakin University, and Griffith University. The HABITAT study was funded by three (Australian) National Health and Medical Research Council project grants ( ID 1047453 , ID 497236 , ID 339718 ), and supported by Brisbane City Council . We thank study participants and acknowledge the contributions of research staff.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - We used data from 5,014 mid-aged adults in the HABITAT study, across two waves (2009 and 2011), to explore associations between perceptions of quantity of urban green space and psychological well-being. Linear regression revealed that perceptions of urban green space quantity were significantly and positively associated with psychological well-being at both time-points. A longitudinal, fixed effects, two-period difference regression revealed that within-person change in perceptions of green space quantity across two years was positively associated with psychological well-being. All associations remained significant after controlling for age, gender, household income, education, occupation and neighbourhood disadvantage. Our findings indicate that psychological well-being is associated with perceptions of local urban green space. Subjective measures of green space are an important factor that need to be considered when exploring the relationship between green space and mental health. These findings are timely given the growing interest in urban green space interventions for combating increasing mental ill-health rates as well as promoting well-being among expanding urban populations.
AB - We used data from 5,014 mid-aged adults in the HABITAT study, across two waves (2009 and 2011), to explore associations between perceptions of quantity of urban green space and psychological well-being. Linear regression revealed that perceptions of urban green space quantity were significantly and positively associated with psychological well-being at both time-points. A longitudinal, fixed effects, two-period difference regression revealed that within-person change in perceptions of green space quantity across two years was positively associated with psychological well-being. All associations remained significant after controlling for age, gender, household income, education, occupation and neighbourhood disadvantage. Our findings indicate that psychological well-being is associated with perceptions of local urban green space. Subjective measures of green space are an important factor that need to be considered when exploring the relationship between green space and mental health. These findings are timely given the growing interest in urban green space interventions for combating increasing mental ill-health rates as well as promoting well-being among expanding urban populations.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071985714&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102201
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102201
M3 - Article
C2 - 31521004
AN - SCOPUS:85071985714
VL - 59
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Geographia Medica
JF - Geographia Medica
SN - 1353-8292
M1 - 102201
ER -
