Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Little was known about the relationship between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities. Furthermore, the mediating effects of physical activity (PA) and anxiety in this relationship have not been investigated. Thus, this study...
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| description | Abstract Background Little was known about the relationship between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities. Furthermore, the mediating effects of physical activity (PA) and anxiety in this relationship have not been investigated. Thus, this study aimed to comprehensively examine the association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities, and test whether PA and anxiety mediated the association. Methods A cross-sectional study on perceived neighborhood environment and depression was conducted among individuals who lived in mega-communities (n = 665) in Guiyang, China from July to August 2022. Perceived neighborhood environment was assessed from the following six aspects: traffic, building quality, accessibility, neighborhood, indoor, and pollution. Depression was measured by the Patients Health Questionnaire-9. Structural equation model was used to evaluate the association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression, and test the mediating effect of PA and anxiety in this association. Results We found that neighborhood (β = -0.144, p = 0.002) and PA (β = -0.074, p < 0.001) were both negatively associated with depression, while anxiety was positively associated with depression (β = 0.447, p < 0.001). Married residents were less likely to experience depression than residents of other marital status. PA played a mediator role in the relationship between accessibility and depression (β = 0.014, p = 0.033). PA mediated the relationship between neighborhood and depression (β = -0.032, p = 0.015). The mediating effect of anxiety in the relationship between perceived neighborhood environment and depression was not significant. Conclusions This study demonstrated that neighborhood, which was assessed by satisfaction with safety, hygiene, parking, greening, lighting, and building shape, was negatively associated with depression, and PA mediated the relationship. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d88ecaad2964b9583641d17121def7e2024-03-05T20:38:43ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582024-02-0124111410.1186/s12889-024-17844-zAssociation between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional studyYong Lu0Zenglin Li1Kai Qin2Jiao Chen3Nana Zeng4Bo Yan5Di Liu6School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou Medical University LibrarySchool of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical UniversityAbstract Background Little was known about the relationship between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities. Furthermore, the mediating effects of physical activity (PA) and anxiety in this relationship have not been investigated. Thus, this study aimed to comprehensively examine the association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities, and test whether PA and anxiety mediated the association. Methods A cross-sectional study on perceived neighborhood environment and depression was conducted among individuals who lived in mega-communities (n = 665) in Guiyang, China from July to August 2022. Perceived neighborhood environment was assessed from the following six aspects: traffic, building quality, accessibility, neighborhood, indoor, and pollution. Depression was measured by the Patients Health Questionnaire-9. Structural equation model was used to evaluate the association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression, and test the mediating effect of PA and anxiety in this association. Results We found that neighborhood (β = -0.144, p = 0.002) and PA (β = -0.074, p < 0.001) were both negatively associated with depression, while anxiety was positively associated with depression (β = 0.447, p < 0.001). Married residents were less likely to experience depression than residents of other marital status. PA played a mediator role in the relationship between accessibility and depression (β = 0.014, p = 0.033). PA mediated the relationship between neighborhood and depression (β = -0.032, p = 0.015). The mediating effect of anxiety in the relationship between perceived neighborhood environment and depression was not significant. Conclusions This study demonstrated that neighborhood, which was assessed by satisfaction with safety, hygiene, parking, greening, lighting, and building shape, was negatively associated with depression, and PA mediated the relationship.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17844-zPerceived neighborhood environmentDepressionMega-communityMainland ChinaStructural equation model |
| spellingShingle | Yong Lu Zenglin Li Kai Qin Jiao Chen Nana Zeng Bo Yan Di Liu Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study BMC Public Health Perceived neighborhood environment Depression Mega-community Mainland China Structural equation model |
| title | Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega-communities in Guiyang, China: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | association between perceived neighborhood environment and depression among residents living in mega communities in guiyang china a cross sectional study |
| topic | Perceived neighborhood environment Depression Mega-community Mainland China Structural equation model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17844-z |
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