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Prenatal exposure to green space and mental health in early adolescence: findings from the TRAILS study

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  • Yi Zeng

  • Gonneke W J M Stevens

  • Tomáš Paus

  • Marco Helbich

  • September 24, 2024

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    Prenatal exposure to green space was assessed in relation to adolescent mental health outcomes in a Dutch cohort study with 1476 participants.

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    Increased prenatal green space exposure was associated with more externalizing problems in early adolescence, contrary to initial hypotheses.

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    Controlling for urbanicity reduced the significance of the association between prenatal green space and externalizing problems.

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    No mediation effects were found for gestational age or birth weight in the relationship between prenatal green space and mental health.

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    Findings suggest that increased green space exposure during childhood may lead to fewer externalizing problems in early adolescence.

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Prenatal exposure to green space and mental health in early adolescence: findings from the TRAILS study

  • by Yi Zeng, Gonneke W J M Stevens, Tomáš Paus, Marco Helbich

  • September 24, 2024

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