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Choi H, Oishi S. The psychology of residential mobility: a decade of progress. Curr Opin Psychol 2019; 32:72-75. [PMID: 31401423 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Residential mobility has become a common experience for people in most parts of the world. As the number of people moving to different cities, states, and countries increases, it is critical to understand how this residential mobility affects one's thoughts, emotions, and actions. Psychological research on residential mobility over a decade is such an endeavor. We briefly summarize the earlier research in psychology that demonstrated the importance of residential mobility in understanding important psychological constructs such as self-concepts, social relationships, and well-being. We then review recent evidence in psychology and relevant fields that replicated and extended the earlier research. We discuss what is missing in the current literature and what additional research is needed in the future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hyewon Choi
- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Columbia University, United States
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Villeneuve PJ, Ysseldyk RL, Root A, Ambrose S, DiMuzio J, Kumar N, Shehata M, Xi M, Seed E, Li X, Shooshtari M, Rainham D. Comparing the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index with the Google Street View Measure of Vegetation to Assess Associations between Greenness, Walkability, Recreational Physical Activity, and Health in Ottawa, Canada. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15081719. [PMID: 30103456 PMCID: PMC6121879 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15081719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The manner in which features of the built environment, such as walkability and greenness, impact participation in recreational activities and health are complex. We analyzed survey data provided by 282 Ottawa adults in 2016. The survey collected information on participation in recreational physical activities by season, and whether these activities were performed within participants' neighbourhoods. The SF-12 instrument was used to characterize their overall mental and physical health. Measures of active living environment, and the satellite derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Google Street View (GSV) greenness indices were assigned to participants' residential addresses. Logistic regression and least squares regression were used to characterize associations between these measures and recreational physical activity, and self-reported health. The NDVI was not associated with participation in recreational activities in either the winter or summer, or physical or mental health. In contrast, the GSV was positively associated with participation in recreational activities during the summer. Specifically, those in the highest quartile spent, on average, 5.4 more hours weekly on recreational physical activities relative to those in the lowest quartile (p = 0.01). Active living environments were associated with increased utilitarian walking, and reduced reliance on use of motor vehicles. Our findings provide support for the hypothesis that neighbourhood greenness may play an important role in promoting participation in recreational physical activity during the summer.
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- Paul J Villeneuve
- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada.
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- Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada.
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- Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
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Holt-Lunstad J. Why Social Relationships Are Important for Physical Health: A Systems Approach to Understanding and Modifying Risk and Protection. Annu Rev Psychol 2018; 69:437-458. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Julianne Holt-Lunstad
- Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602
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Schüz B. Socio-economic status and theories of health behaviour: Time to upgrade a control variable. Br J Health Psychol 2017; 22:1-7. [DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin Schüz
- University of Tasmania; Hobart Australia
- German Centre of Gerontology; Berlin Germany
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