Impact of residential greenness on preschool children's emotional and behavioral problems

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 6757-6770

  Balseviciene, Birute ^a   Sinkariova, Liuda ^a   Grazuleviciene, Regina ^a   Andrusaityte, Sandra ^a   Uzdanaviciute, Inga ^a   Dedele, Audrius ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children's emotional and behavioral problems; Parenting stress; Proximity to city parks; Residential greenness

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; LINEARITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NDVI; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL PARK; PARENTAL STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

KAUNAS; LITHUANIA;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903397299     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110706757     Document Type: Article

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