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Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews
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Abstract
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| Mental well-being in cities is being challenged worldwide and a more detailed understanding of how urban environments influence mental well-being is needed. This qualitative study explores neighborhood factors and their interactions in relation to mental well-being. Individual semi-structured walking interviews were conducted with 28 adults living in the Brussels-Capital Region. This paper provides a detailed description of physical neighborhood factors (green-blue spaces, services, design and maintenance, traffic, cellphone towers) and social neighborhood factors (neighbor ties, neighbor diversity, social security) that link to mental well-being. A socio-ecological framework is presented to explain interactions among those neighborhood factors, and personal and institutional factors, in relation to mental well-being. The findings are linked to existing concepts and theories to better understand the mechanisms underlying the associations between the urban neighborhood environment and mental well-being. Finally, implications of the walking interview method are discussed. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Health and place. - London
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Publication
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London
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2021
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ISSN
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1353-8292
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DOI
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10.1016/J.HEALTHPLACE.2020.102497
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Volume/pages
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67
(2021)
, 11 p.
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Article Reference
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102497
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ISI
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000616071400003
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33352488
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (open access)
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