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

2016; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 13; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/ijerph13050492

1661-7827

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

Noise Effects and Management

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.