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More interdisciplinary research about person-place interactions is needed to create health-promoting urban environments
Martina Kanning;
Li Yi;
Chih-Hsiang Yang;
Christina Niermann;
Stefan Fina
ABSTRACT
This viewpoint discusses how interdisciplinary assessment methods of person-place
benefits the socio-ecological perspective in urban health research. It starts with an
overview on previous findings, which address relationships of environmental features to physical activity and mental health outcomes. We emphasize the need for appropriate approaches to assess time-sensitive associations to adequately
investigate person-place interactions. Finally, we focus on ambulatory assessments
and conclude that they can be improved by using a triggered design to capture data
in situations where a strong contextual effect is assumed and by combining data and
knowledge from different disciplines.
Citation
Please cite as:
Kanning M, Yi L, Yang CH, Niermann C, Fina S
Mental Health in Urban Environments: Uncovering the Black Box of Person-Place Interactions Requires Interdisciplinary Approaches