Associations of neighbourhood greenness with physical and mental health: do walking, social coherence and local social interaction explain the relationships?

By T. Sugiyama, E. Leslie, Billie Giles-Corti, N. Owen. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2008

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The effect of “green exercise” on state anxiety and the role of exercise duration, intensity, and greenness: A quasi-experimental study (2010, background): “Sugiyama et al. (2008) found that perceived greenness of the local neighbourhood had a strong positive relation with perceived mental health.”
Walking, places and wellbeing (2015, neutral): “…to the eudaimonic dimension of wellbeing by, for instance, giving elderly and children more sense of autonomy and mastery (Ziegler and Schwanen 2011; Whitzman and Tranter 2012) and contributing to social relationships for elderly (Ziegler and Schwanen 2011) neighbourhood dwellers (Sugiyama et al .”
Analyzing the mediators between nature-based outdoor recreation and emotional well-being (2014, methodology): “Two of the studies measured perceived stress, an antecedent of restoration with traitlike statements “Usually, I feel quite nervous” (van Herzele & de Vries, 2012) or within a recent time-period “In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overco”
Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies (2015, methodology): “…2012 Lithuania 1 Reklaitiene et al., 2014 Australia 5 Astell-Burt et al., 2013; Carter and Horwitz, 2014; Chong et al., 2013; Paquet et al. 2013; Sugiyama et al., 2008 New Zealand 1 Richardson et al., 2013 USA 2 Beyer et al., 2014; Sturm and Cohen, 2014 all-cause mortality (n = 7) UK 2 Mitchell…”
A Review of the Health Benefits of Greenness (2015, neutral): “Finally, a small number of studies conducted environmental assessments [22 • ] or queried participants about the perceived greenness of their neighborhood [23].”
Allotment gardening and health: a comparative survey among allotment gardeners and their neighbors without an allotment (2010, background): “Health complaints [0-37] 4.”
Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity: a review of qualitative research. (2010, background): “Access to nearby parks and natural settings is associated with improved mental health (Sugiyama et al., 2008, Payne et al., 2005), positive affect and reduced anxiety (More and Payne, 1978), physical health (Payne et al., 2005), and healthy weight among children (Potwarka et al., 2008).”
Public Greenspace and Life Satisfaction in Urban Australia (2014, methodology): “In the South Australian capital city of Adelaide, respondents who perceive their neighbourhood to be ‘highly green’ have 1.37 and 1.60 times higher odds of reporting better physical and mental health, as measured by derived SF-12 physical and mental component scores (Sugiyama et al., 2008).”