Urban green space and stress
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This research is part of the Scottish Government’s GreenHealth project. It asks if there is a link between green space and stress in deprived urban communities. Overall, it finds evidence that more urban green space is favourably associated with lower levels of selfreported stress and reduced physiological stress, as indicated by diurnal salivary cortisol patterns in a sample of middle-aged men and women not in work.
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