Longitudinal associations between neighborhood characteristics and adults' mental health in China: Do age and urbanicity moderate the associations?

IF 6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI:10.1016/j.cities.2024.105160

Yanxiao Liu, Jingjing Li

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Abstract

Promoting mental health is an important component of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 3. A large body of literature has found that neighborhood environment is associated with promoting mental health. However, longitudinal evidence on the neighborhood environment—mental health associations remain scarce. This study aimed to (1) examine the longitudinal associations between neighborhood characteristics and adults' mental health in China; and (2) investigate the heterogeneity by age and urbanicity separately. The data came from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2010 and 2014. Multilevel modeling was employed to investigate the longitudinal associations and the respective moderating effects by age and urbanicity. The results illustrated that higher number of recreational & sports facilities, fewer number of kindergarten & primary schools, and higher levels of neighborhood aesthetics were associated with better mental health, especially for older adults and rural residents. Our findings suggest that adults' mental health could be improved by making recreational and sports facilities more accessible and by making neighborhoods more visually appealing. It is critical to balance children's educational resources with adults' mental health. The age and urban-rural differences will inform policymakers to develop interventions for more vulnerable populations like older adults and rural residents.

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中国社区特征与成年人心理健康之间的纵向联系：年龄和城市化程度是否会缓和两者之间的关系？

促进心理健康是联合国可持续发展目标 3 的重要组成部分。大量文献发现，邻里环境与促进心理健康有关。然而，有关邻里环境与心理健康关系的纵向证据仍然很少。本研究旨在：（1）研究中国邻里特征与成年人心理健康之间的纵向联系；（2）分别研究年龄和城市化的异质性。数据来自 2010 年和 2014 年的中国家庭面板研究（CFPS）。研究采用了多层次模型来研究纵向关联以及不同年龄和城市的调节效应。结果表明，较多的娱乐和体育设施、较少的幼儿园和小学以及较高的社区美学水平与较好的心理健康有关，尤其是对老年人和农村居民而言。我们的研究结果表明，如果能使娱乐和体育设施更方便使用，并使社区更具视觉吸引力，就能改善成年人的心理健康。平衡儿童的教育资源和成年人的心理健康至关重要。年龄和城乡差异将为政策制定者提供信息，以制定针对老年人和农村居民等弱势群体的干预措施。

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Cities URBAN STUDIES-

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11.20

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517

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