Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, California
Abstract By using data collected from a self-administered survey, this study evaluates the variation of mental wellbeing between individuals and neighborhoods and its personal and neighborhood determinants in Fresno, California. It reveals the disparities of mental wellbeing, physical activity, and...
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| author | Hongwei Dong Ming Li Miguel A. Perez Chih-Hao Wang |
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| description | Abstract By using data collected from a self-administered survey, this study evaluates the variation of mental wellbeing between individuals and neighborhoods and its personal and neighborhood determinants in Fresno, California. It reveals the disparities of mental wellbeing, physical activity, and neighborhood environment between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged neighborhoods in Fresno. Residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods report slightly lower levels of mental wellbeing and physical activity, significantly weaker neighborhood social capital, and much lower neighborhood environment quality. Our path analysis suggests that outdoor physical activity and perceived neighborhood social capital are the only two factors that influence mental wellbeing after controlling for personal socioeconomics and personality. Neither perceived nor objectively measured neighborhood environmental factors show significant and direct impacts on mental wellbeing. Neighborhood environment, however, shows indirect associations with mental wellbeing through their correlations with outdoor physical activity and perceived neighborhood social capital. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ede3126ef24a417981f0a50135e8e20b2022-12-22T01:26:31ZengSpringerComputational Urban Science2730-68522022-08-012111310.1007/s43762-022-00057-8Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, CaliforniaHongwei Dong0Ming Li1Miguel A. Perez2Chih-Hao Wang3Department of Geography and City & Regional Planning, California State University-FresnoDepartment of Computer Science, California State University-FresnoDepartment of Public Health, California State University-FresnoDepartment of Geography and City & Regional Planning, California State University-FresnoAbstract By using data collected from a self-administered survey, this study evaluates the variation of mental wellbeing between individuals and neighborhoods and its personal and neighborhood determinants in Fresno, California. It reveals the disparities of mental wellbeing, physical activity, and neighborhood environment between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged neighborhoods in Fresno. Residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods report slightly lower levels of mental wellbeing and physical activity, significantly weaker neighborhood social capital, and much lower neighborhood environment quality. Our path analysis suggests that outdoor physical activity and perceived neighborhood social capital are the only two factors that influence mental wellbeing after controlling for personal socioeconomics and personality. Neither perceived nor objectively measured neighborhood environmental factors show significant and direct impacts on mental wellbeing. Neighborhood environment, however, shows indirect associations with mental wellbeing through their correlations with outdoor physical activity and perceived neighborhood social capital.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43762-022-00057-8Mental wellbeingPhysical activitySocial capitalHealth inequality |
| spellingShingle | Hongwei Dong Ming Li Miguel A. Perez Chih-Hao Wang Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, California Computational Urban Science Mental wellbeing Physical activity Social capital Health inequality |
| title | Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, California |
| title_full | Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, California |
| title_fullStr | Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, California |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, California |
| title_short | Plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing: a pilot study in Fresno, California |
| title_sort | plan for healthy neighborhoods to improve mental wellbeing a pilot study in fresno california |
| topic | Mental wellbeing Physical activity Social capital Health inequality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43762-022-00057-8 |
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