title: [Relationships between air pollution and well-being].
abstract: In two longitudinal field studies, influences of ambient pollutant concentrations on psychological well-being (mood, perceived stress), neuropsychological function (concentration, reaction times) and physical state (physiological arousal, complaints) were investigated over a two-months period in samples of healthy and ill residents of differentially polluted areas. In both studies, results of multivariate time-series analyses yielded decrements of emotional well-being with increased sulfur dioxide levels. Chronically ill persons reported somatic complaints and respiratory symptoms with pollutants. Analyses of variance suggested a pollution-induced neuropsychological impairment in healthy residents of polluted areas but no effects on arousal.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bullinger
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects; D000368:Aged; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide
vernacular_title: Beziehungen zwischen Luftverunreinigung und Wohlbefinden.