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Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102497 [2]

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Laura Lauwers [3]; Michael Leone [4]; Madeleine Guyot [5]; Ingrid Pelgrims [6]; Roy Remmen [7]; Kris Van den Broeck [8]; Keune, Hans [9]; Hilde Bastiaens [10]

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    Article written during project(s) : 
    NAMED Nature impact on mental health distribution [11]

    Abstract:

    Mental well-being in cities is being challenged worldwide and a more detailed understanding of how urban environments influence mental well-being is needed. This qualitative study explores neighborhood factors and their interactions in relation to mental well-being. Individual semi-structured walking interviews were conducted with 28 adults living in the Brussels-Capital Region. This paper provides a detailed description of physical neighborhood factors (green-blue spaces, services, design and maintenance, traffic, cellphone towers) and social neighborhood factors (neighbor ties, neighbor d…
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    Abstract

    Mental well-being in cities is being challenged worldwide and a more detailed understanding of how urban environments influence mental well-being is needed. This qualitative study explores neighborhood factors and their interactions in relation to mental well-being. Individual semi-structured walking interviews were conducted with 28 adults living in the Brussels-Capital Region. This paper provides a detailed description of physical neighborhood factors (green-blue spaces, services, design and maintenance, traffic, cellphone towers) and social neighborhood factors (neighbor ties, neighbor diversity, social security) that link to mental well-being. A socioecological framework is presented to explain interactions among those neighborhood factors, and personal and institutional factors, in relation to mental well-being. The findings are linked to existing concepts and theories to better understand the mechanisms underlying the associations between the urban neighborhood environment and mental well-being. Finally, implications of the walking interview method are discussed.

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