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Author(s): | Marques, S. Lima, M. L. |
Date: | 2011 |
Title: | Living in grey areas: industrial activity and psychological health |
Volume: | 31 |
Number: | 4 |
Pages: | 314-322 |
ISSN: | 0272-4944 |
Keywords: | Industrial activities Physical contexts Place perception Psychological health |
Abstract: | The main goal of this paper was to explore the relationship between living in industrial areas and individual's level of psychological health. Using a quasi-experimental design main findings suggest that, regardless of the type of industry that is operating, there was a significant association between living in industrialized areas and decreased levels of well being, optimism and use of active coping strategies. However, results on anxiety and depression were especially high in areas associated with air pollution. Moreover, there was also a significant association between more subjective meanings of place and psychological health. According to a reality-orientation criterion, evidences showed that when individuals live in industrial areas perceptions of their places as industrial are associated with lower depression, anxiety and psychiatric symptoms. |
Peerreviewed: | Sim |
Access type: | Embargoed Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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