title: A Primrose Path? Moderating Effects of Age and Gender in the Association between Green Space and Mental Health.
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.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands. elske.bos@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Elisabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.affiliation: Geoservice, Centre for Information Technology, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AJ, The Netherlands. leon.van.der.meulen@rug.nl.
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van der Meulen
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands. m.c.wichers@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Marieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wichers
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands. b.f.jeronimus@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Bertus F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Jeronimus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anxiety; depression; green environment; quality of life; stress