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Mental wellbeing, air pollution and the ecological state
Paola E Signoretta1, Veerle Buffel2, Piet Bracke2
1School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, United Kingdom.
Health & Place
|April 22, 2019
Summary
Environmental governance impacts mental wellbeing. Air pollution concerns and poor mental health are linked only in specific environmental states, suggesting governance plays a key role.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Public Health
- Political Science
Background:
- Environmental governance is central to ecological state actions.
- Air pollution is a growing concern for public health.
- Mental wellbeing is increasingly recognized as a critical health indicator.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the role of environmental governance in the association between air pollution and mental wellbeing.
- To analyze how different environmental governance regimes influence the relationship between environmental quality and mental health outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Hierarchical three-level analysis using the European Quality of Life Survey (2011-2012).
- Inclusion of 25,007 citizens across 216 regions in 20 countries.
- Utilized a classification of Environmental Governance Regimes, air pollution indicators (subjective and objective), and the WHO-5 index for mental wellbeing.
Main Results:
- A significant association between perceived major air pollution problems and worse mental wellbeing was observed.
- This association was found to be conditional, occurring only in partial and established environmental states.
- The findings suggest that the effectiveness of environmental governance influences the impact of air pollution on mental health.
Conclusions:
- Environmental governance regimes play a crucial role in mediating the relationship between air pollution and mental wellbeing.
- Policy interventions focusing on environmental governance may mitigate negative mental health impacts of air pollution.
- Future research should further investigate the specific mechanisms through which environmental governance affects mental health.
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