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ArticleHeliyon2024

Pathways linking greenspace to behavioural problems in Polish children.

Nitika Singh, Dorota Buczyłowska, Clemens Baumbach, Jakub Bratkowski, Yarema Mysak, Maja Wierzba-Łukaszyk, Katarzyna Sitnik-Warchulska, Krzysztof Skotak, Małgorzata Lipowska, Bernadetta Izydorczyk and 3 more

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Nitika SinghInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Dorota BuczyłowskaInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Clemens BaumbachInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Jakub BratkowskiInstitute of Environmental Protection-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Yarema MysakInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Maja Wierzba-ŁukaszykInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Katarzyna Sitnik-WarchulskaInstitute of Environmental Protection-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Krzysztof SkotakInstitute of Environmental Protection-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Małgorzata LipowskaFaculty of Management and Social Communication, Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Bernadetta IzydorczykInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Marcin SzwedInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Angel M DzhambovDepartment of Hygiene, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Iana MarkevychInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.

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Abstract

Background: Previous cross-sectional studies have found a beneficial relationship between greenspace and children's behaviour. Nevertheless, evidence on the mechanisms underlying this association remains scant. We examined whether the availability of greenspace was related to fewer behavioural problems in Polish children and investigated potential mechanisms. Methods: Data were obtained from the case-control NeuroSmog study, in which children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were tested from October 2020 to September 2022. The analytic sample comprised 679 children aged 10-13 years. Parents reported internalizing, externalizing, and total behavioural problems using the Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL), as well as information about the presence of a domestic garden and potential mediators: greenspace perception, neighbourhood social cohesion, and physical activity. Tree and grass covers were extracted in 500 m and 1 km buffers around lifelong residences. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to examine the psychosocial pathways linking the greenspace metrics to behavioural problems. Results: Greenspace was only indirectly related to fewer behavioural problems. Specifically, tree cover was related to greater levels of physical activity which, in turn, was related to fewer internalizing and total behavioural problems. Tree cover and presence of garden were related to greenspace perception which, in turn, was associated with higher neighbourhood social cohesion which, in turn, was linked to fewer behavioural problems. The patterns of associations in children without ADHD were very similar to those in the full sample except that the associations from garden to greenspace perception and from physical activity to total behavioural problems were no longer significant. The only association persisted among girls was from neighbourhood social cohesion to behavioural problems and among boys were from tree cover to physical activity and tree cover and garden to greenspace perception. Conclusion: Trees and garden, but not grass, are linked to fewer behavioural problems through greenspace perception, neighbourhood social cohesion, and physical activity in Polish children.

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Behavioural problemsChildrenGreen spaceMental healthNeighbourhood cohesionPhysical activity

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