Journal
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 19, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7171-9
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Depression; Built; natural; and social environments; Moderating effect; China
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41320104001, 41501151, 41871140]
- Program for Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Enterpreneurial Teams [2017ZT07X355]
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BackgroundDepression has become a severe societal problem in China. Although many studies have analyzed how environmental characteristics within neighborhoods affect depression, only a few have dealt with developing countries, and even fewer have considered built, natural, and social environments concurrently.MethodsBased on a sample of 20,533 Chinese residents assessed in 2016, the present study examined associations between depressive symptoms and respondents' built, natural, and social environments. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and multilevel regression models were fitted accounting for potential covariates.ResultsResults indicated that living in neighborhoods with more green spaces and a higher population density were negatively associated with CES-D scores. Living in neighborhoods with more social capital was protective against depression. Furthermore, results showed that the social environment moderated the association between the built environment and depression.ConclusionsSocial environments moderate the relationship between the built environment and depression. As environments seem to interact with each other, we advise against relying on a single environment when examining associations with depressive symptoms.
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