@article {LEIST:2024:0736-2935:7259,
title = "The role of noise as part of neighborhood quality and its impact on well-being in German preschoolers: Results from the Equal-Life project",
journal = "INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings",
parent_itemid = "infobike://ince/incecp",
publishercode ="ince",
year = "2024",
volume = "270",
number = "4",
publication date ="2024-10-04T00:00:00",
pages = "7259-7268",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0736-2935",
url = "https://ince.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/ince/incecp/2024/00000270/00000004/art00030",
doi = "doi:10.3397/IN_2024_3937",
author = "LEIST, Larissa and BELKE, Christin and KUHLMANN, Julia and BENZ, Sarah and HABA, Alexia-Ioana and SCHRECKENBERG, Dirk and SPILSKI, Jan and LACHMANN, Thomas and KLATTE, Maria",
abstract = "Current research confirms the significant role of environmental quality in children\textasciiacutes well-being and mental health. Respective studies targeting young children focused on characteristics of the families\textasciiacute immediate housing situation, e.g., household chaos. In the framework
of the Equal-Life project, we investigated the relationships between neighborhood quality and mental health in preschoolers (N=111). Data were acquired through parent questionnaires. Stepwise regression analysis identified noise and air pollution as the most important predictors of overall
neighborhood quality ratings. As expected, different components of neighborhood quality were significantly correlated, confirming a gap between favorable and unfavorable conditions in children\textasciiacutes environments. All components of neighborhood quality were significantly associated with children\textasciiacutes
well-being (KIDSCREEN-10), but stepwise regression analyses identified noise and air pollution as the most important predictors. In contrast, children\textasciiacutes mental health problems (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire) were unrelated to all components of neighborhood quality. Furthermore,
lower neighborhood quality was associated with higher parental stress, which in turn was a significant predictor of children\textasciiacutes mental health problems and well-being. These findings underline the interdependencies of psychosocial and physical exposures, and thereby the necessity to adopt
an holistic (exposome) approach in order to design environments that foster children\textasciiacutes mental health.",
}