Public greenspace and mental wellbeing among mid-older aged adults: Findings from the HABITAT longitudinal study

Alison Carver, Jerome N. Rachele, Takemi Sugiyama, Billie Giles Corti, Nicola W. Burton, Gavin Turrell

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Abstract

We explored temporal associations between public greenspace and adults’ mental wellbeing. Participants (n = 5,906) aged 40–65 years at baseline had data at >2 post-baseline waves of HABITAT, a multilevel longitudinal study (2007–16) in Brisbane, Australia. Participants self-reported mental wellbeing (short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale) and neighbourhood self-selection reasons at Waves 2–5 (2009-11-13-16). We examined associations between Δgreenspace (within 1 km of home) and Δmental wellbeing using a linear fixed effects model, adjusting for time-varying confounders. Mental wellbeing increased (β = 1.75; 95% Confidence Interval:0.25–3.26) with greenspace exposure, adjusting for self-selection. Urban planning and policy initiatives to increase public greenspace may benefit mental wellbeing.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103311
Number of pages6
JournalHealth and Place
Volume89
Early online date19 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2024

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