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Description
Urban environments influence human health, both through negative and positive effects. This study investigates the associations between urban environmental conditions and psychological as well as physical health outcomes in a large, population-based sample from Leipzig, Germany (N ≈ 5000, age 19-87 years, 52% women). Drawing on a comprehensive dataset, we examine associations between sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age, gender), personality (e.g. social connectedness, optimistic or pessimistic attribution style), urban stressors (air pollution levels, environmental noise exposure), and exposure to natural environments (both passive exposure to nature spaces and active nature use) and self-reported and/or clinically assessed health indicators (e.g. heart rate, depression).
Structural equation modelling will be employed to disentangle the relative contributions of each variable and uncover both direct and indirect pathways linking the aforementioned variable classes to psychological and physical health outcomes. The dataset has been fully curated and model specification is currently in progress; results will be finalized in time for presentation at the conference.
The study will contribute to growing evidence on the pathways linking urban living with health, with implications for public health policy and city design.
| Status Group | Postdoctoral Researcher |
|---|---|
| Poster Presentation Option | Undecided/No preference |
