Ni Na, Chi Xinli, Liu Wei, Cui Xiumin
Webank Institute of Fintech, Shenzhen Audencia Business School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Children (Basel). 2021 Nov 1;8(11):987. doi: 10.3390/children8110987.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of air pollution on the development of adolescents and the mediating role of students' emotional disorders. Participants came from a longitudinal sample group of adolescents ( = 1301) in Southern China from the years 2016 to 2018. They were assessed for the Positive Youth Development and emotional disorders, and air pollution was measured by the Air Quality Index. The results show that students' higher degree of exposure to air pollution was negatively associated with their positive development. Three out of four emotional disorders (i.e., anxiety, neuroticism, and withdrawal) mediate this association. The results suggest that the physical environment can have a paramount influence on the emotional status and overall development of adolescents, calling for intervention programs by policymakers.
本研究旨在调查空气污染对青少年发育的影响以及学生情绪障碍的中介作用。参与者来自2016年至2018年中国南方青少年的纵向样本组（ = 1301）。对他们进行了积极青少年发展和情绪障碍评估，并通过空气质量指数测量空气污染情况。结果表明，学生接触空气污染的程度越高，与他们的积极发展呈负相关。四种情绪障碍中的三种（即焦虑、神经质和退缩）介导了这种关联。结果表明，物理环境可能对青少年的情绪状态和整体发展产生至关重要的影响，这需要政策制定者制定干预计划。
