Residential surrounding greenness and self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on the relationship between exposure to greenness and adolescent mental health is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between greenness throughout childhood and mental health at age 12 years.

Methods

We assessed greenness using the satellite-based measure of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) within 200m, 400m, and 800m of home address at birth, age 12 years, and across childhood (averaged for each year from birth to age 12) among the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS) cohort. Self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed at age 12 years using the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and Children's Depression Inventory 2 (CDI 2), respectively. Associations were estimate

SUBMITTER: Hartley K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9933414 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature