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From Childhood Residential Green space to Adult Mental Wellbeing: A Pathway Analysis among Chinese Adults
Institute of Sports Science, College of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
Örebro University, School of Medical Sciences. Örebro University Hospital. Unit of Integrative Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3552-9153
Institute of Sports Science, College of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
2022 (English)In: Behavioral Sciences, E-ISSN 2076-328X, Vol. 12, no 3, article id 84Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Residential green spaces, arguably the most accessible type of urban green space, may have lasting impacts on children and even change their lives later in adulthood. However, the potential pathways from childhood residential green space to adulthood mental wellbeing are not well understood. Therefore, we conducted a questionnaire survey among Chinese adults (N = 770) in September 2021 to capture data on subjective measures of residential green space and nature contact during childhood, and nature connectedness, nature contact, and mental wellbeing during adulthood. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine theoretical pathways between childhood residential green space and adult mental wellbeing. The results suggest that childhood residential green space positively predicts childhood nature contact and also has direct and indirect positive impacts on nature contact, nature connectedness, and mental wellbeing during adulthood. These findings advance understanding of the long-term impacts of childhood residential green space. Policymakers are advised to prioritize residential greening as well as other recreational facilities for children when planning health-promoting environments in urban spaces. Due to limitations in our study design, we also advise future studies to re-examine and extend the framework documented here.

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MDPI, 2022. Vol. 12, no 3, article id 84
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Children, green exercise, mental wellbeing, nature connectedness, residential green space
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-98238DOI: 10.3390/bs12030084ISI: 000775887300001PubMedID: 35323403Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85127561661OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-98238DiVA, id: diva2:1647110
Available from: 2022-03-25 Created: 2022-03-25 Last updated: 2023-12-08Bibliographically approved

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