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dc.contributor.authorvan den Berg, Magdalena M
dc.contributor.authorvan Poppel, Mireille
dc.contributor.authorvan Kamp, Irene
dc.contributor.authorRuijsbroek, Annemarie
dc.contributor.authorTriguero-Mas, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorGidlow, Christoffer
dc.contributor.authorNieuwenhuijsen, Mark J
dc.contributor.authorGražulevičiene, Regina
dc.contributor.authorvan Mechelen, Willem
dc.contributor.authorKruize, Hanneke
dc.contributor.authorMaas, Jolanda
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-18T09:24:51Z
dc.date.available2019-02-18T09:24:51Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-01
dc.identifier.issn0013-9165
dc.identifier.pmid30662076
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0013916517738563
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10029/622756
dc.description.abstractThis cross-sectional study investigated whether physical activity, social cohesion, and loneliness mediate the association between time spent visiting green spaces and perceived mental health and vitality. Questionnaire data were collected from 3,948 residents from 124 neighborhoods across four European cities. Multilevel linear regression analysis revealed positive, but weak, associations between time spent visiting green space and Medical Outcome Study Short Form (SF-36) mental health and vitality score, which suggest small mental health benefits. Single mediation analyses showed that different indicators of physical activity (total, during leisure time, and walking during leisure time), social cohesion, and loneliness were mediators. Multiple mediation analyses showed that physical activity during leisure time and loneliness may explain about 25% of the relationship. The unmediated part of the association suggests that other mediators may explain the association.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectcross-sectional studyen_US
dc.subjectlonelinessen_US
dc.subjectmediation analysisen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectphysical activityen_US
dc.subjectsocial cohesionen_US
dc.subjecttime spent visiting green spaceen_US
dc.subjectvitalityen_US
dc.titleDo Physical Activity, Social Cohesion, and Loneliness Mediate the Association Between Time Spent Visiting Green Space and Mental Health?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.journalEnviron Behavior 2019; 51(2):144-66en_US
dc.source.journaltitleEnvironment and behavior


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