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Azadeh S R, Mohammadi J. Evaluation the effects of built environments on the depression level of citizens
Case study: Isfahan Metropolitan. Haft Hesar J Environ Stud 2024; 13 (50) :33-48
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1- Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Lorestan University & Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Lorestan University
2- Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan & Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan
2- Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan & Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan
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Introduction: Today, there are increasing concerns throughout the world about the relationship between urban life and psychological health. According the reports of the World Health Organization, mental disorders constitute 12% of the all diseases in the world. Depression is one of the most important mental disorders. Depression, today, has become an essential problem in the world. With prevalence of depression in the urban communities, this disease seems very normal. But this disease is very important and serious and the factors having impact on it have to be evaluated. Previous studies have considered depression from personality and social-economic dimensions. Yet some research have emphasized on the physical environment of the depression. For example, extensive studies in
Methodology: The main objective of this research is to evaluate the mutual relationship between the physical quality of the MoftAbad and Mardavij neighborhoods of Isfahan and the incidence of depression in the residents of these neighborhoods. In this research, two questionnaires of environmental quality realized based on the environmental indices and also second edition of the standard questionnaire of Beck et al (1996) have been used to gather data. The number of 434 questionnaires was completed for two neighborhoods. Data analysis was performed using normal and partial correlation coefficient and linear regression.
Result: Results of the study showed that in the all environmental variables of physical quality, MoftAbad neighborhood is lower than Mardavij neighborhood. In total, the final score of environmental quality for MoftAbad neighborhood is estimated .96 and for Mardavij neighborhood are 2.91. Results regarding the dependent variable of the research imply that the incidence of depression is higher in the residents of MoftAbad neighborhood than Mardavij neighborhood. The mean score of depression in the MoftAbad neighborhood is 2.06 and in the Mardavij neighborhood is equal to 0.98. Results of evaluation of the Pearson’s coefficient showed that the variable of environmental comfort has the highest power of correlation with the incidence of depression in the citizens of MoftAbad neighborhood. Findings of investigation in the Mardavij neighborhood also showed that all independent variables have a significant and inverse relationship with the dependent variable of this study. Based on the obtained results, the variable of visual beauty and order with coefficient of -0.525 has the highest correlation with the dependent variables. Results of modeling the changes of dependent variables of this study based on the environmental independent variables suggest that in the MoftAbad neighborhood, only the environmental comfort variable is capable to predict the changes of dependent variables. In this regard, standard coefficient of the mentioned variable is -.311.
In the Mardavij neighborhood the variables of functional attraction as well as environmental comfort, respectively, have the highest capability to predict the dependent variable. In this regard, the variable of functional attraction determined 43.3% and environmental comfort 18.8% of the changes of the dependent variable.
Conclusion: Results of the present research consistent with the other studies revealed that individuals who live in the urban environment with low quality are more exposed to depression than other individuals. Therefore, communication between urban planners and psychologists has to be reinforced so that strategies and policies are adopted that through planning and designing environment the indices of mental health of citizens such as depression can be improved.
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Received: 2023/05/8 | Accepted: 2024/04/7 | Published: 2025/03/30
Received: 2023/05/8 | Accepted: 2024/04/7 | Published: 2025/03/30
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