A Primrose Path? Moderating Effects of Age and Gender in the Association between Green Space and Mental Health

Elisabeth H. Bos; Leon van der Meulen; Marieke Wichers; Bertus F. Jeronimus

doi:10.3390/ijerph13050492

A Primrose Path? Moderating Effects of Age and Gender in the Association between Green Space and Mental Health

Elisabeth H. Bos^*, Leon van der Meulen, Marieke Wichers, Bertus F. Jeronimus

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MHeNs - Mental Health

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Abstract

This paper explored whether the association between green space and mental health is moderated by age and gender. Questionnaires on psychopathology and quality of life were filled out by 4924 individuals from the general Dutch population and regressed on greenness levels. Green space was associated with better mental health, but only in specific age and gender groups, and only in a 3 km, not a 1 km buffer. The moderating effects of age and gender may be explained by whether or not people have the opportunity to make use of their green living environment.

Original language	English
Article number	492
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050492
Publication status	Published - May 2016

Keywords

green environment
depression
anxiety
stress
quality of life

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