Low childhood nature exposure is associated with worse mental health in adulthood
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- dc.contributor.author Preuß, Myriam
- dc.contributor.author Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
- dc.contributor.author Márquez, Sandra
- dc.contributor.author Cirach, Marta
- dc.contributor.author Dadvand, Payam
- dc.contributor.author Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-
- dc.contributor.author Gidlow, Christopher J.
- dc.contributor.author Gražulevičienė, Regina
- dc.contributor.author Kruize, Hanneke
- dc.contributor.author Zijlema, Wilma
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-02-07T08:58:37Z
- dc.date.available 2020-02-07T08:58:37Z
- dc.date.issued 2019
- dc.description.abstract Exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOE) is associated with health benefits; however, evidence on the impact of NOE exposure during childhood on mental health (MH) and vitality in adulthood is scarce. This study was based on questionnaire data collected from 3585 participants, aged 18-75, in the PHENOTYPE project (2013) in four European cities. Mixed models were used to investigate associations between childhood NOE exposure and (i) MH; (ii) vitality (perceived level of energy and fatigue); and (iii) potential mediation by perceived amount, use, satisfaction, importance of NOE, and residential surrounding greenness, using pooled and city-level data. Adults with low levels of childhood NOE exposure had, when compared to adults with high levels of childhood NOE exposure, significantly worse mental health (coef. -4.13; 95% CI -5.52, -2.74). Childhood NOE exposure was not associated with vitality. Low levels of childhood NOE exposure were associated with lower importance of NOE (OR 0.81; 95% CI 0.66, 0.98) in adulthood. The association with perceived amount of NOE differed between cities. We found no evidence for mediation. Childhood NOE exposure might be associated with mental well-being in adulthood. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and to identify mechanisms underlying long-term benefits of childhood NOE exposure.
- dc.description.sponsorship The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no 282996. W.L. Zijlema is supported by a Sara Borrell grant from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CD17/00195). Payam Dadvand is funded by a Ramón y Cajal fellowship (RYC-2012-10995) awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
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- dc.identifier.citation Preuß M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Marquez S, Cirach M, Dadvand P, Triguero-Mas M et al. Low childhood nature exposure is associated with worse mental health in adulthood. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(10):1809. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16101809
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101809
- dc.identifier.issn 1661-7827
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43521
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher MDPI
- dc.relation.ispartof International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019;16(10):1809
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/282996
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- dc.subject.keyword Childhood nature exposure
- dc.subject.keyword Green space
- dc.subject.keyword Greenness
- dc.subject.keyword Mental health
- dc.subject.keyword Natural outdoor environments
- dc.subject.keyword Nature perception
- dc.subject.keyword Vitality
- dc.title Low childhood nature exposure is associated with worse mental health in adulthood
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