Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews

Lauwers, Laura; Leone, Michael; Guyot, Madeleine; Pelgrims, Ingrid; Remmen, Roy; Broeck, Kris Van den; Keune, Hans; Bastiaens, Hilde

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102497

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“…Hence, it is partly supporting Hypothesis 3. Moreover, the walking attitude is strongly associated with the affective walking experience (β = 0.52), which is consistent with many empirical studies indicating that an individual’s attitude influences their emotions [ 32 , 41 , 58 , 65 ].…”

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“…Aside from physical activity, previous studies also support the association between neighborhood walkability characteristics (e.g., land use mix diversity, connectivity, and aesthetics) and walking experience (self-reported affective experience). Because walking promotes not only social capital and a sense of community, but also social interaction and an enhanced sense of safety, these all contribute to a neighborhood’s livability and inhabitants’ mental health [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ]. On the level of individuals, affective experience is a part of the conceptualization of well-being that is interpreted through the lens of an individual’s perceptions and experiences, which is typically divided into two components: hedonic (satisfaction and positive emotions), and eudemonic (purpose, meaning, or self-actualization) [ 35 , 36 ].…”

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Association between Campus Walkability and Affective Walking Experience, and the Mediating Role of Walking Attitude

Liao

et al. 2022

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The walkability of a neighborhood is important for alleviating transport problems and improving the social and physical wellbeing of residents. However, it is unclear to what extent high walkability contributes to positive attitudes about walking and walking experiences on university campuses. In addition, little is known about the extent and mechanism by which walking attitude influences the affective walking experiences of students. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between campus walkability and students’ affective walking experience, as well as to explain the role of walking attitude as a mediator of this relationship. To address these issues, data were collected via questionnaires at a Chinese university and analyzed by using the structural equation model. After controlling for personal characteristics, the results indicated that campus walkability had a positive direct and indirect (through walking attitude) association with affective walking experiences. Our findings have proved that walkable campuses are important because they promote positive walking attitudes and walking emotions, which are beneficial to students’ mental health and subjective wellbeing.

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Association between Campus Walkability and Affective Walking Experience, and the Mediating Role of Walking Attitude

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“…Disentangling the relative impact of neighborhood versus personal socioeconomic deprivation is difficult, because these two variables are highly interconnected (Helbich, 2018; Lauwers et al, 2020). This was exemplified in the present study by a strong association of both personal income and education with neighborhood deprivation (shown in Table 2).…”

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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Depression Symptoms in Adults From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Holmgren

Carlson

Gallo

et al. 2021

American J of Comm Psychol

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Socioeconomic factors appear to impact mental health conditions such as depression, but little is known about the relative and combined role of neighborhood and personal socioeconomic deprivation among Hispanics/Latinos. This study examined cross‐sectional associations of neighborhood and personal socioeconomic deprivation with depression symptoms in a US Hispanic/Latino population from the San Diego Field Center of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (n = 3,851). Depression symptoms were assessed with the ten‐item Centers for Epidemiological Studies in Depression Scale. Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation was a composite of eleven variables (e.g., neighborhood income, education, employment, household crowding). Greater personal socioeconomic deprivation based on education, income, and employment was generally associated with higher depression symptoms, including after adjusting for neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation. Greater neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation was associated with higher depression symptoms in females but not males, but the association in females became non‐significant when adjusting for personal socioeconomic deprivation. Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation did not significantly interact with personal socioeconomic deprivation in relation to depression symptoms. The present findings support the association of personal socioeconomic status with mental health (indicated by depression symptoms) among Hispanic/Latino populations, whereas neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation did not relate to depression beyond the impact of personal indicators.

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“…Kamphuis et al (2010) [8] showed that across 14 neighbourhoods in Eindhoven, Netherlands, objective (audited) neighbourhood conditions largely explain the perceptions of unattractiveness and unsafeness among lower income groups, however mental well-being and psychosocial factors, including perceptions of neighbourhood social cohesion, also contributed. A qualitative study of the lived experience of 28 adults across ve diverse neighbourhoods in Brussels developed a socioecological conceptual framework of how citizens experience and perceive their residential environment [41]. The study delineated complex and bi-directional interactions between neighbourhood aspects and mental well-being that involve an inter-play of both physical and social contextual aspects of place alongside institutional (e.g.…”

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Profiling the Variability and Inequity in the Residential Environment in Cyprus According to Citizens’ Ratings: A Cross-Sectional Internet-Based “Place Standard” Survey

Kleopa

Panayiotou

Kouta

et al. 2021

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Background The “Place Standard Tool” (PST) offers a practical framework for structuring conversations about physical and social dimensions of Place which can impact on health and well-being. While extensively used in the context of community engagement, its properties as a measurement tool haven’t been explored. Methods Under the auspices of the Cyprus Healthy Cities Office, an open call was addressed to citizens to rate their neighbourhood environment across the 14 PST items (1: large to 7: little room for improvement). Exploratory factor, cluster and regression analyses were used to explore the dimensionality of the scale, depict neighbourhood profiles and explore differences in ratings according to socio-demographic characteristics, area-level census indicators and residents’ assessment of neighbourhood social position on a 10-step ladder. Results With the exception of safety (M=4.4, SD=1.7), 492 participants (mean age 42, 50% residents for >10 years) from 254 postcodes (21.7% islandwide) did not rate other features favourably, with lowest scores for “influence and sense of control” and “public transport”. A stepwise pattern of dissatisfaction was observed along the social position continuum both for features rated less favourably as well as more favourably (e.g. social contact). For instance, among participants who placed their neighbourhood at the three top steps of the ladder 48.8% gave a low rating for “influence and sense of control”, while the equivalent figure was 81.0% at the bottom three steps (OR=4.5, 95% CI 2.3, 8.6). A clear dimensionality of Built (6 items, Cronbach’s α coefficient for internal consistency=0.798), Physical (3 items, α = 0.765), Social (2 items, α = 0.749) and Service (3 items, α = 0.58) environment was identified. A social gradient was evident according to objective census measures of socio-economic disadvantage (e.g. pre-1980 housing, single-parent households) with larger differences in terms of the built than the social environment. Conclusions The study profiled the variability and documented the inequity in the health-related neighbourhood environment across Cypriot communities. The readily interpretable dimensionality of the scale supports its construct validity, allowing calculation of composite scores. The PST can be used as measurement tool in research as well as public health practice to advocate for neighbourhood initiatives which support and enhance citizens’ participation.

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Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews

Cited by 40 publications

References 69 publications

Association between Campus Walkability and Affective Walking Experience, and the Mediating Role of Walking Attitude

Association between Campus Walkability and Affective Walking Experience, and the Mediating Role of Walking Attitude

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Depression Symptoms in Adults From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Profiling the Variability and Inequity in the Residential Environment in Cyprus According to Citizens’ Ratings: A Cross-Sectional Internet-Based “Place Standard” Survey

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