Neighborhood Characteristics and Mental Health From Childhood to Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The relationship of neighborhood environmental and socioeconomic factors with mental health across childhood and adolescence remains unclear.

Objective

To investigate the associations of neighborhood characteristics with mental health at various developmental stages, from early childhood to late adolescence.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used data from the Millennium Cohort Study, including approximately 19 000 children born in the UK from 2000 to 2002. This analysis included individuals in England with complete data on neighborhood exposures at ages 3, 5, 7, 11, 14, and 17 years. Data were analyzed from January to December 2023.

Exposures

Neighborhood-level air pollution, green space, and socioeconomic status.<

SUBMITTER: Shoari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11986778 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature