Greenness and job-related chronic stress in young adults: a prospective cohort study in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to prospectively study the association between normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) as a measure of greenness around homes and occupational stress.

Setting

A population-based cohort in Munich and Dresden cities was followed from age 16-18 years to age 20-23 years (n=1632).

Participants

At baseline, all participants attended high-school while at follow-up some had started working and others studying at university. At baseline and in each follow-up, we assigned NDVI based on participants' residential geocoded addresses and categorised it by quartiles.

Outcome measures

School-related, university-related or job-related self-reported chronic stress was assessed at the two follow-ups by the Trier Scale for Assessment of Chronic Stress usi

SUBMITTER: Herrera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988169 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature