The role of neighbourhood greenspace quantity on mental health and cognitive development in early to middle childhood: a multilevel growth curve analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study

IF 6.8 3区医学 Q1 PEDIATRICS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI:10.1111/camh.12767

Georgia Cronshaw, Emily Midouhas, Peninah Murage, Eirini Flouri

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Abstract

Background

Childhood shapes lifelong wellbeing, making it crucial to understand how environmental factors impact development. This study examines the impact of neighbourhood greenspace quantity on the trajectories of emotional, behavioural and cognitive outcomes across childhood (at ages 3, 5, 7 and 11 years) with data from the UK's Millennium Cohort Study.

Methods

Using multilevel growth curve models, we assessed the role of neighbourhood greenspace in small standard areas on trajectories of conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer problems, emotional symptoms and cognitive ability.

Results

There was no direct association between greenspace and these child outcomes at the intercept (~ aged 7 years). However, greenspace was related to the slope of both conduct problems and cognitive ability, suggesting possible benefits in the early years, mainly before the start of formal education.

Conclusion

The study highlights the potential effect of greenspace quantity on child development, but in the context of age. Longitudinal research tracking outcomes beyond childhood can shed more light on age-related effects of greenspace across areas of development.

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邻里绿地数量对儿童早期至中期心理健康和认知发展的作用：英国千年队列研究的多层次增长曲线分析

背景：童年塑造了一生的幸福，因此了解环境因素如何影响发展至关重要。本研究利用英国千禧年队列研究的数据，考察了社区绿地数量对儿童（3岁、5岁、7岁和11岁）情感、行为和认知结果轨迹的影响。方法：采用多水平增长曲线模型，评估小标准区域的邻里绿地对行为问题、多动/注意力不集中、同伴问题、情绪症状和认知能力轨迹的作用。结果：在截点（~ 7岁），绿色空间与这些儿童结局之间没有直接关联。然而，绿色空间与行为问题和认知能力的斜率都有关，这表明在早期，主要是在正式教育开始之前，可能会有好处。结论：该研究强调了绿地数量对儿童发展的潜在影响，但在年龄背景下。追踪童年之后的结果的纵向研究，可以更清楚地揭示绿色空间在各个发展领域与年龄相关的影响。

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health PEDIATRICS-PSYCHIATRY

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8.30

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期刊介绍： Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) publishes high quality, peer-reviewed child and adolescent mental health services research of relevance to academics, clinicians and commissioners internationally. The journal''s principal aim is to foster evidence-based clinical practice and clinically orientated research among clinicians and health services researchers working with children and adolescents, parents and their families in relation to or with a particular interest in mental health. CAMH publishes reviews, original articles, and pilot reports of innovative approaches, interventions, clinical methods and service developments. The journal has regular sections on Measurement Issues, Innovations in Practice, Global Child Mental Health and Humanities. All published papers should be of direct relevance to mental health practitioners and clearly draw out clinical implications for the field.