Nature contact and health risk Behaviours: Results from an 18 country study

Martin, Leanne; White, Mathew P.; Pahl, Sabine; May, Jon; Newton, John N.; Elliott, Lewis R.; Cirach, Marta; Grellier, James; Bratman, Gregory N.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Lima, Maria L.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Ojala, Ann; Roiko, Anne; van den Bosch, Matilda A.; Fleming, Lora E.

Nature contact and health risk Behaviours: Results from an 18 country study

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dc.contributor.author Martin, Leanne
dc.contributor.author White, Mathew P.
dc.contributor.author Pahl, Sabine
dc.contributor.author May, Jon
dc.contributor.author Newton, John N.
dc.contributor.author Elliott, Lewis R.
dc.contributor.author Cirach, Marta
dc.contributor.author Grellier, James
dc.contributor.author Bratman, Gregory N.
dc.contributor.author Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-
dc.contributor.author Lima, Maria L.
dc.contributor.author Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
dc.contributor.author Ojala, Ann
dc.contributor.author Roiko, Anne
dc.contributor.author van den Bosch, Matilda A.
dc.contributor.author Fleming, Lora E.
dc.date.accessioned 2025-06-26T06:30:06Z
dc.date.available 2025-06-26T06:30:06Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.description.abstract Emerging evidence suggests that residential greenspace is associated with a lower prevalence of health risk behaviours, but it remains unclear whether these effects are generalizable across countries or different types of nature contact. Using representative cross-sectional samples from 18 countries/regions, we examined the associations between two types of nature contact (greenspace, nature visits), current smoking and everyday drinking. After controlling for a range of covariates, greenspace was inversely associated with current smoking and everyday drinking. Visiting natural spaces at least once a week was linked to a lower prevalence of current smoking, but unrelated to everyday drinking. Increasing residential greenspace could be a promising strategy for reducing multiple health risk behaviours, whilst visit-based interventions may be a more appropriate target for smoking cessation.
dc.description.sponsorship This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 666773. Data collection in California was supported by the Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University. Data collection in Canada was supported by the Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia. Data collection in Finland was supported by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). Data collection in Australia was supported by Griffith University and the University of the Sunshine Coast. Data collection in Portugal was supported by ISCTE—University Institute of Lisbon. Data collection in Ireland was supported by the Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. Data collection in Hong Kong was supported by an internal University of Exeter—Chinese University of Hong Kong international collaboration fund. We also acknowledge the support of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) who funded the first author’s contribution to this research through the South West Doctoral Training Partnership Placement Scheme, linked to PhD studentship funding awarded to the University of Plymouth.
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dc.identifier.citation Martin L, White MP, Pahl S, May J, Newton JN, Elliott LR, et al. Nature contact and health risk Behaviours: Results from an 18 country study. Health Place. 2025 Jul;94:103479. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103479
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103479
dc.identifier.issn 1353-8292
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70764
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof Health Place. 2025 Jul;94:103479
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/666773
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keyword Alcohol
dc.subject.keyword Greenspace
dc.subject.keyword Health risk behaviours
dc.subject.keyword Nature visits
dc.subject.keyword Smoking
dc.title Nature contact and health risk Behaviours: Results from an 18 country study
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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