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Residential neighborhood greenery and children's cognitive development

Children who grow up in neighborhoods with more green vegetation show enhanced cognitive development in specific domains over short timespans. However, it is unknown if neighborhood greenery per se is uniquely predictive of children's overall cognitive development measured across many years. Th...

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Autores principales: Reuben, Aaron, Arseneault, Louise, Belsky, Daniel W., Caspi, Avshalom, Fisher, Helen L., Houts, Renate M., Moffitt, Terrie E., Odgers, Candice
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pergamon 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31035206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.04.029
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author Reuben, Aaron
Arseneault, Louise
Belsky, Daniel W.
Caspi, Avshalom
Fisher, Helen L.
Houts, Renate M.
Moffitt, Terrie E.
Odgers, Candice
author_facet Reuben, Aaron
Arseneault, Louise
Belsky, Daniel W.
Caspi, Avshalom
Fisher, Helen L.
Houts, Renate M.
Moffitt, Terrie E.
Odgers, Candice
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description Children who grow up in neighborhoods with more green vegetation show enhanced cognitive development in specific domains over short timespans. However, it is unknown if neighborhood greenery per se is uniquely predictive of children's overall cognitive development measured across many years. The E-Risk Longitudinal Study, a nationally representative 1994-5 birth-cohort of children in Britain (n = 1658 urban and suburban-dwelling participants), was used to test whether residential neighborhood greenery uniquely predicts children's cognitive development across childhood and adolescence. Greenery exposure was assessed from ages 5 to 18 using the satellite imagery-based normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in 1-mile buffers around the home. Fluid and crystalized intellectual performance was assessed in the home at ages 5, 12, and 18 using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, and executive function, working memory, and attention ability were assessed in the home at age 18 using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery. Children living in residences surrounded by more neighborhood greenery scored significantly higher, on average, on IQ measures at all ages. However, the association between greenery and cognitive measures did not hold after accounting for family or neighborhood socioeconomic status. After adjustment for study covariates, child greenery exposure was not a significant predictor of longitudinal increases in IQ across childhood and adolescence or of executive function, working memory, or attention ability at age 18. Children raised in greener neighborhoods exhibit better overall cognitive ability, but the association is likely accounted for by family and neighborhood socioeconomic factors.
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spelling pubmed-65278562019-06-01 Residential neighborhood greenery and children's cognitive development Reuben, Aaron Arseneault, Louise Belsky, Daniel W. Caspi, Avshalom Fisher, Helen L. Houts, Renate M. Moffitt, Terrie E. Odgers, Candice Soc Sci Med Article Children who grow up in neighborhoods with more green vegetation show enhanced cognitive development in specific domains over short timespans. However, it is unknown if neighborhood greenery per se is uniquely predictive of children's overall cognitive development measured across many years. The E-Risk Longitudinal Study, a nationally representative 1994-5 birth-cohort of children in Britain (n = 1658 urban and suburban-dwelling participants), was used to test whether residential neighborhood greenery uniquely predicts children's cognitive development across childhood and adolescence. Greenery exposure was assessed from ages 5 to 18 using the satellite imagery-based normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in 1-mile buffers around the home. Fluid and crystalized intellectual performance was assessed in the home at ages 5, 12, and 18 using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, and executive function, working memory, and attention ability were assessed in the home at age 18 using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery. Children living in residences surrounded by more neighborhood greenery scored significantly higher, on average, on IQ measures at all ages. However, the association between greenery and cognitive measures did not hold after accounting for family or neighborhood socioeconomic status. After adjustment for study covariates, child greenery exposure was not a significant predictor of longitudinal increases in IQ across childhood and adolescence or of executive function, working memory, or attention ability at age 18. Children raised in greener neighborhoods exhibit better overall cognitive ability, but the association is likely accounted for by family and neighborhood socioeconomic factors. Pergamon 2019-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6527856/ /pubmed/31035206 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.04.029 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31035206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.04.029
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