Longitudinal associations between the neighborhood social, natural, and built environment and mental health: A systematic review with meta-analyses
Sui, YW (通讯作者),Univ Utrecht, Fac Geosci, Dept Human Geog & Spatial Planning, NL-3584 CB Utrecht, Netherlands.
This review aimed to assess the longitudinal associations between neighborhood social, natural, and built en-vironments, and multiple mental health outcomes (i.e., depression, anxiety, common mental disorder, and pooled mental disorders). Of 6,785 records retrieved, 30 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Meta-analytical results primarily obtained from developed country studies showed that composite neighborhood socioeconomic status was negatively associated with depression (p = 0.007) and pooled mental disorders (p = 0.002), while neighborhood urbanicity was positively associated with depression (p = 0.012) and pooled mental disorders (p = 0.005). Future longitudinal studies with similar designs and standardized exposure assessments are warranted.