TY - JOUR
T1 - Greenspace Exposure and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Schoolchildren
AU - Ezpeleta, Lourdes
AU - Navarro, José Blas
AU - Alonso, Lucía
AU - de la Osa, Núria
AU - Ambrós, Albert
AU - Ubalde, Mònica
AU - Penelo, Eva
AU - Dadvand, Payam
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities [Grant PGC2018-095239-B-I00 (MICIU/FEDER)]
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© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/5/7
Y1 - 2022/5/7
N2 - 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 500 m, 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.
AB - 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 500 m, 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.
KW - behavioral development
KW - greenspace
KW - natural environment
KW - pediatric psychology
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U2 - 10.1177/00139165221095384
DO - 10.1177/00139165221095384
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85132492201
SN - 0013-9165
VL - 54
SP - 893
EP - 916
JO - Environment and Behavior
JF - Environment and Behavior
IS - 5
M1 - 00139165221095384
ER -
