TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews
JO  - Health and place
A1  - Lauwers, Laura
A1  - Leone, Michael
A1  - Guyot, Madeleine
A1  - Pelgrims, Ingrid
A1  - Remmen, Roy
A1  - Van den Broeck, Kris
A1  - Keune, Hans
A1  - Bastiaens, Hilde
SP  - e102497
EP  - e102497
VL  - 67
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102497
ID  - ref1
ER  -