Greenspace redevelopment, pressure of displacement, and sleep quality among Black adults in Southwest Atlanta.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known on how greenspace redevelopment-creating or improving existing parks and trails-targeted for low-income and/or majority Black neighborhoods could amplify existing social environmental stressors, increase residents' susceptibility to displacement, and impact their sleep quality.

Objective

To examine the relationship between social environmental stressors associated with displacement and sleep quality among Black adults.

Methods

Linear regression models were employed on survey data to investigate the association between social environmental stressors, independently and combined, on sleep quality among Black adults residing in block groups targeted for greenspace redevelopment (i.e., exposed) and matched with block groups that were not (i.e., u

SUBMITTER: Williams PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134046 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature