Spending time in the garden is positively associated with health and wellbeing: Results from a national survey in England
Spending time in the garden is positively associated with health and wellbeing: Results from a national survey in England
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DOI：
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103836
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
影响因子：
9.1
通讯作者：
Lovell, Rebecca
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作者：
de Bell, Sian;White, Mathew;Lovell, Rebecca
研究发现，城市地区的自然环境与人类健康和福祉息息相关。然而，大多数研究主要集中在公共绿色空间上。人们对家庭花园知之甚少，在英国，家庭花园占城市地区土地覆盖的很大一部分，可以成为促进健康的资源。本研究分析了自然环境参与监测 (MENE) 调查的二手数据，这是一项针对英国人口 (n = 7,814) 的代表性调查。我们调查了花园的进入和使用与以下方面之间的关系： 一般健康状况；评价性和幸福感；符合身体活动指南；并在上周参观大自然。统计模型包括一系列个人和地区层面的社会人口变量。与无法进入花园相比，进入私人花园与更好的幸福感相关，而能够进入阳台、庭院或天井等私人空间的人更有可能满足体育活动准则。与那些没有园艺和使用花园放松的受访者相比，受访者还表示自己有更好的健康和福祉、更多的体育活动和更多的自然之旅。这些发现表明，家庭花园是一种潜在的健康资源，不一定能被其他自然环境取代，这凸显了在城市政策和规划中与绿色空间一起提供的重要性。
Research has found that natural environments within urban areas are associated with benefits for human health and wellbeing. However, most studies have primarily focused on publically accessible green space. Less is known about domestic gardens, which in the UK comprise a high proportion of land cover in urban areas and could form a resource for health promotion. This study analysed secondary data from the Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey, a representative survey of the English population (n = 7,814). We investigated the relationships between garden access and use and: general health; evaluative and eudaimonic wellbeing; meeting physical activity guidelines; and visiting nature in the last week. Statistical models included a range of individual and area-level socio-demographic variables. Compared to no garden access, access to a private garden was associated with better evaluative wellbeing, and people with access to a private space such as a balcony, yard or patio were more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. Respondents who reported both gardening and using a garden to relax also reported better health and wellbeing, more physical activity, and more nature visits than those who did not. These findings indicate that domestic gardens are a potential health resource and are not necessarily substituted for by other natural environments, highlighting the importance of their provision alongside green space in urban policy and planning.