The role of public and private natural space in children's social, emotional and behavioural development in Scotland: A longitudinal study

Environmental Research

Volumn 158, Issue , 2017, Pages 729-736

  Richardson, Elizabeth A ^a   Pearce, Jamie ^a   Shortt, Niamh K ^a   Mitchell, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural development; Children; Emotional development; Nature; Social development; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CHILD HEALTH; GREENSPACE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE NATURAL SPACE; PUBLIC NATURAL SPACE; RECREATIONAL PARK; SCOTLAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPACE; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN RELATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 85028056437     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.038     Document Type: Article

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