Social contacts as a possible mechanism behind the relation between green space and health.

By Jolanda Maas, S. V. van Dillen, Robert A. Verheij, Peter P. Groenewegen. Health and Place, 2009

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

Examining Group Walks in Nature and Multiple Aspects of Well-Being: A Large-Scale Study (2014, neutral): “Other researchers have investigated social well-being from nature-interaction with measures of loneliness and lack of social contacts (Maas et al., 2009).”
Mental Health Benefits of Long-Term Exposure to Residential Green and Blue Spaces: A Systematic Review (2015, background): “Author (Year, Country) Study Design Age of the Study Population (Stratifications/Interactions) N Tools to Measure Mental Health Mental Health Item Greenness Data Source Surrounding Greenness Indicator Risk of Mental Health Problems Adults (or population irrespective of age) Triguero-Mas et al. 2015,”
Nature and health. (2014, background): “Another concluded that feelings of loneliness and perceived shortage of social support partially mediated the relationship between the amount of green space within one kilometer and overall health (85).”
A Review of the Health Benefits of Greenness (2015, positive): “Finally, Maas et al. [56] found that loneliness partially mediated and perceived shortage of social support fully mediated the association between lower levels of green space and propensity to psychiatric morbidity.”
The Relationship between Social Cohesion and Urban Green Space: An Avenue for Health Promotion (2019, methodology): “Other surveys incorporated questions related to the level of loneliness, social support, and extent of social contacts [85].”
Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies (2015, background): “Findings from other studies support this hypothesis (Astell-Burt et al., 2014; Maas et al., 2009).”
The value of Twitter data for determining the emotional responses of people to urban green spaces: A case study and critical evaluation (2019, background): “From a societal processes point of view, green spaces can facilitate social cohesion and be a place in which social ties are created and maintained (Kweon et al., 1998; Maas et al., 2009); factors which have been associated with improved well-being among urban citizens (Lee and Maheswaran, 2011).”
The Built Environment and Social Capital: A Systematic Review (2018, background): “, 2010) or green space (Maas et al., 2009) can affect perceptions of area friendliness and helpfulness.”