Associations of residential green space with internalizing and externalizing behavior in early childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Green space exposures may promote child mental health and well-being across multiple domains and stages of development. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between residential green space exposures and child mental and behavioral health at age 4-6 years.

Methods

Children's internalizing and externalizing behaviors in the Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood (CANDLE) cohort in Shelby County, Tennessee, were parent-reported on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). We examined three exposures-residential surrounding greenness calculated as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), tree cover, and park proximity-averaged across the residential history for the year prior to outcome assessment. Linear

SUBMITTER: Hazlehurst MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851463 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature