Impact of ambient air pollution on outdoor employees’ performance: Mediating role of anxiety

Bari, Muhammad Waseem; Saleem, Shaham; Bashir, Mohsin; Ahmad, Bashir

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.926534

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“…suggested that air pollution may negatively impact employees’ performance. Authors point out that anxiety is the mediator in that correlation ( 30 ). Nonetheless, the sample size was relatively small (299 participants) and comprised only pharmaceutical workers.…”

Section: Air Pollutionmentioning

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Environmental pollution and extreme weather conditions: insights into the effect on mental health

Tota,

Karska,

Kowalski

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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Environmental pollution exposures, including air, soil, water, light, and noise pollution, are critical issues that may implicate adverse mental health outcomes. Extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and droughts, may also cause long-term severe concerns. However, the knowledge about possible psychiatric disorders associated with these exposures is currently not well disseminated. In this review, we aim to summarize the current knowledge on the impact of environmental pollution and extreme weather conditions on mental health, focusing on anxiety spectrum disorders, autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and depression. In air pollution studies, increased concentrations of PM2.5, NO2, and SO2 were the most strongly associated with the exacerbation of anxiety, schizophrenia, and depression symptoms. We provide an overview of the suggested underlying pathomechanisms involved. We highlight that the pathogenesis of environmental pollution-related diseases is multifactorial, including increased oxidative stress, systematic inflammation, disruption of the blood-brain barrier, and epigenetic dysregulation. Light pollution and noise pollution were correlated with an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, the impact of soil and water pollution is discussed. Such compounds as crude oil, heavy metals, natural gas, agro-chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers), polycyclic or polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), solvents, lead (Pb), and asbestos were associated with detrimental impact on mental health. Extreme weather conditions were linked to depression and anxiety spectrum disorders, namely PTSD. Several policy recommendations and awareness campaigns should be implemented, advocating for the advancement of high-quality urbanization, the mitigation of environmental pollution, and, consequently, the enhancement of residents’ mental health.

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Section: Air Pollutionmentioning

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Environmental pollution and extreme weather conditions: insights into the effect on mental health

Tota,

Karska,

Kowalski

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Effective green product development capabilities can facilitate the transition of businesses and economies toward environmental sustainability. Through technological green initiatives, organizations may gain ecological benefits and a competitive advantage in the market by creating green products (Bari et al, 2022; Singjai et al, 2018). By incorporating Industry 4.0's environment‐friendly technology capability, companies can commit to sustainability by regularly evaluating and improving their environmental impact using real‐time data to boost their GDC.…”

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Environmental corporate social responsibility and green dynamic capability: The moderating role of slack resources

Saleem,

Bashir

2024

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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Businesses are struggling to gain a competitive edge by ensuring the success of ecologically friendly products. However, a notable deficiency exists in the current body of research on how organizations can improve their green dynamic capabilities and gain a competitive edge. Companies may increase their competitive advantage by actively participating in environmental corporate social responsibility activities. Therefore, this study examines the role of environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR) in developing green dynamic capabilities (GDC), leading to green product success (GPS) and competitive advantages. Moreover, the moderating role of slack resources (SRC) is examined between ECSR and GDC. This study applied partial least squares structural equation modeling for empirical examinations by gathering data from 375 manufacturing sector managers. The outcomes explained that ECSR favorably affects GDC, and in turn, GDC positively influences GPS and competitive advantages. Moreover, the outcomes also revealed that SRC moderates the positive relationship between ECSR and GDC. The results have significant practical consequences for businesses. Companies should prioritize ECSR since it helps improve ecological efficiency and boosts the company's green capabilities and long‐term viability. Therefore, businesses need to include their GDC in their product creation processes to maintain a competitive advantage in the growing consumer market that places a high value on ecological sustainability.

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“…Second, the study only considered open window ventilation frequency; however, ventilation time, ventilation location, and other types of ventilation (e.g., air conditioning) were not included and need further research; for example, it is needed to explore the impact of different ventilation durations or time periods or specific ventilation location (living room or/and kitchen) on depression and anxiety. Third, pollutants from the outdoor environment may also affect depression and anxiety symptoms in older people [51,52], and ventilation may cause pollutants that were originally outside to enter the house instead. Further study is needed to control for outdoor environmental factor to assess the true association between ventilation and health.…”

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Associations of Indoor Ventilation Frequency with Depression and Anxiety in Chinese Older Adults

Du,

Cui,

Yang

et al. 2024

Indoor Air

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Depression and anxiety carry an important public health burden. Indoor air pollution is associated with depression and anxiety. Ventilation can reduce the concentration of indoor air pollution and improve indoor air quality. This study explored the relationship between indoor ventilation frequency and depression and anxiety in older adults using the data from the 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Compared with older people with low indoor ventilation frequency, those with high indoor ventilation frequency had 51% lower odds of depression (OR=0.49, 95% CI: 0.43 to 0.57) and 37% lower odds of anxiety (OR=0.63, 95% CI: 0.43 to 0.91), and those with intermediate indoor ventilation frequency had 35% lower odds of depression (OR=0.65, 95% CI: 0.56 to 0.75) and 45% lower odds of anxiety (OR=0.55, 95% CI: 0.37 to 0.82). The results were similar across the seasons. However, there were sex, age, lifestyle, and cooking fuel use-specific differences in these associations. The findings emphasize that high ventilation frequency may be conducive to improving mental health in older adults, especially women, the old elder, nonsmokers, nondrinkers, and those who do not exercise and cooked at home.

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Impact of ambient air pollution on outdoor employees’ performance: Mediating role of anxiety

Cited by 6 publications

References 86 publications

Environmental pollution and extreme weather conditions: insights into the effect on mental health

Environmental pollution and extreme weather conditions: insights into the effect on mental health

Environmental corporate social responsibility and green dynamic capability: The moderating role of slack resources

Associations of Indoor Ventilation Frequency with Depression and Anxiety in Chinese Older Adults

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