A Primrose Path? Moderating Effects of Age and Gender in the Association between Green Space and Mental Health

Elisabeth H. Bos, Leon Van der Meulen, Marieke Wichers and Bertus F. Jeronimus
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Elisabeth H. Bos: Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
Leon Van der Meulen: Geoservice, Centre for Information Technology, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AJ, The Netherlands
Marieke Wichers: Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
Bertus F. Jeronimus: Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-8

Abstract: This paper explored whether the association between green space and mental health is moderated by age and gender. Questionnaires on psychopathology and quality of life were filled out by 4924 individuals from the general Dutch population and regressed on greenness levels. Green space was associated with better mental health, but only in specific age and gender groups, and only in a 3 km, not a 1 km buffer. The moderating effects of age and gender may be explained by whether or not people have the opportunity to make use of their green living environment.

Keywords: green environment; depression; anxiety; stress; quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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