Urbanization, loneliness and mental health model - A cross-sectional network analysis with a representative sample.

ABSTRACT: With increasing urbanization, more people are exposed to mental health risk factors stemming from the urban social or physical environment. However, research on the relationship between urbanization and mental health is lacking. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the relationships of the physical environment (spatial cohesion and urban environment) and social factors (neighborhood cohesion) with mental health (stress, anxiety and depression symptoms) and physical health and the mediating role of loneliness based on the proposed theoretical model. The study was conducted in Metropolis GZM (Silesia, Poland) in a representative sample of 3296 residents (48% women). The measurements used were the PSS-10, GAD-7, PHQ-9, R-UCLA3 and neighborhood cohesion scale. ANOVA results showed that

SUBMITTER: Ochnik D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11499986 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature