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The greener the better? Does neighborhood greenness buffer the effects of stressful life events on externalizing behavior in late adolescence?
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Health & place [Health Place] 2019 Jul; Vol. 58, pp. 102163. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 22. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- We tested whether neighborhood greenness is a promotive and/or a protective factor in the development of adolescent externalizing behavior problems and explored a possible mechanism of its effects via respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) recovery after stress. Data from a longitudinal multi-method study on adolescents (N = 715) was used. Result showed that neighborhood greenness was neither a promotive nor a protective factor. However, adolescents who reported more stressful life events showed more externalizing behavior and -contrary to our expectation- this effect was stronger for adolescents who grew up in greener neighborhoods (vs. less green neighborhoods).<br /> (Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2054
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health & place
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31344526
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102163