Quality or quantity? Exploring the relationship between Public Open Space attributes and mental health in Perth, Western Australia
Quality or quantity? Exploring the relationship between Public Open Space attributes and mental health in Perth, Western Australia
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10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.032
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发表时间：
2012-05-01
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5.4
通讯作者：
Giles-Corti, Billie
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作者：
Francis, Jacinta;Wood, Lisa J.;Giles-Corti, Billie
心理健康是全球公共卫生的优先事项。公共开放空间 (POS) 可以通过促进与自然的接触和发展支持性关系来增强心理健康。尽管人们对建筑环境对心理健康的影响越来越感兴趣，但 POS 属性与心理健康之间的关联仍然相对未经探索。特别是，很少有研究探讨社区内 POS 的数量和质量对心理健康的相对影响。本研究以社会生态框架为指导，调查了西澳大利亚珀斯都会区新住房开发项目居民的 POS 属性（即数量和质量）与更好的心理健康（即心理困扰的低风险）之间的关系。还探讨了 POS 属性与心理健康之间的关系在多大程度上受到社会心理因素（例如社会支持、社区意识）和 POS 频繁使用的影响。数据来自横断面调查 (n = 911)、POS 审计和地理信息系统，并使用逻辑回归进行分析。大约 80% 的调查参与者遭受心理困扰的风险较低。具有高质量 POS 的社区的居民比具有低质量 POS 的社区的居民具有较低社会心理困扰的几率更高。这似乎与他们是否使用 POS 无关。然而，邻里 POS 的数量与较低的心理困扰无关。从心理健康的角度来看。社区内的 POS 质量似乎比 POS 数量更重要。这一发现具有政策意义，值得进一步调查。 (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Mental health is a public health priority globally. Public Open Space (POS) may enhance mental health by facilitating contact with nature and the development of supportive relationships. Despite growing interest in the influence of the built environment on mental health, associations between POS attributes and mental health remain relatively unexplored. In particular, few studies have examined the relative effects of the quantity and quality of POS within a neighbourhood on mental health. Guided by a social ecological framework, this study investigated the relationship between POS attributes (i.e., quantity and quality) and better mental health (i.e., low risk of psychological distress) in residents of new housing developments in the Perth metropolitan area, Western Australia. The extent to which relationships between POS attributes and mental health were confounded by psychosocial factors (e.g., social support, sense of community) and frequent use of POS was also explored. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey (n = 911), a POS audit, and Geographical Information Systems, and was analysed using logistic regression. Approximately 80% of survey participants were at low risk of psychological distress. Residents of neighbourhoods with high quality POS had higher odds of low psychosocial distress than residents of neighbourhoods with low quality POS. This appeared to be irrespective of whether or not they used POS. However, the quantity of neighbourhood POS was not associated with low psychological distress. From a mental health perspective. POS quality within a neighbourhood appears to be more important than POS quantity. This finding has policy implications and warrants further investigation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.