The Association Between Natural Environments and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents Living in the United States

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 488-495

  Bezold, Carla P ^a   Banay, Rachel F ^a   Coull, Brent A ^a   Hart, Jaime E ^a,b   James, Peter ^a,b   Kubzansky, Laura D ^a   Missmer, Stacey A ^c   Laden, Francine ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue space; Built environment; Depression; Green space; Greenness; Mental health; Natural environment

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPACE; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85038860010     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.10.008     Document Type: Article

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