Greenspace exposure and obsessive-compulsive symptomatology in schoolchildren
Ezpeleta, Lourdes (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Navarro, José-Blas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Alonso García, Lucía (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Osa, Nuria de la (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Ambrós, Albert (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Ubalde, Mònica (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Penelo Werner, Eva (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Dadvand, Payam (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Universitat Pompeu Fabra. CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública

Date:	2022
Abstract:	Green environments are associated with improved child brain development and mental health. We study cross-sectionally the association of the availability of greenspace at home and school with obsessive-compulsive behaviors (OCB) in primary schoolchildren. Greenspace and tree cover surrounding home and school of 378 children aged 9 to 10 in Barcelona (Spain) were characterized using satellite-based indices [Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (MSAVI), Vegetation Continuous Field (VCF)] across buffers of 100, 300, and 500m, and distance to the nearest green space. OCB was assessed with the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale-Parent version. Linear and mixed effects models showed that greenspace at school, but not at home, was significantly related to a reduction in OCB across buffers, with benefits for girls and also children with graduate parents. Higher greenspace around the school might be associated with less obsessive-compulsive behavior in primary schoolchildren, especially in girls and those with higher socioeconomic status.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Greenspace ; Pediatric psychology ; Natural environment ; Behavioral development
Published in:	Environment and Behavior, Vol. 54 (2022) , p. 893-916, ISSN 0013-9165

DOI: 10.1177/00139165221095384

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