Green Space and Internalizing or Externalizing Symptoms Among Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence suggests that living near green space supports mental health, but studies examining the association of green space with early mental health symptoms among children are rare.

Objective

To evaluate the association between residential green space and early internalizing (eg, anxiety and depression) and externalizing (eg, aggression and rule-breaking) symptoms.

Design, setting, and participants

Data for this cohort study were drawn from the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes cohort; analysis was conducted from July to October 2023. Children born between 2007 and 2013 with outcome data in early (aged 2-5 years) and/or middle (aged 6-11 years) childhood who resided in 41 states across the US, drawing from clinic, hospital, and community-ba

SUBMITTER: Towe-Goodman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11007572 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature