Nissa Towe-Goodman, Kristen L McArthur, Michael Willoughby, Margaret M Swingler, Cara Wychgram, Allan C Just, Itai Kloog, Deborah H Bennett, Daniel Berry, Marnie F Hazlehurst, Peter James, Marcia Pescador Jimenez, Jin-Shei Lai, Leslie D Leve, Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, Julie B Schweitzer, Traci A Bekelman, Catrina Calub, Susan Carnell, Sean Deoni, Viren D'Sa, Carrie Kelly, Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, Michael Petriello, Gita Thapaliya, Rosalind J Wright, Xueying Zhang, Amii M Kress
IMPORTANCE: Evidence suggests that living near green space supports mental health, but studies examining the association of green space with early mental health symptoms among children are rare. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between residential green space and early internalizing (eg, anxiety and depression) and externalizing (eg, aggression and rule-breaking) symptoms. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Data for this cohort study were drawn from the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes cohort; analysis was conducted from July to October 2023...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open