Relationship between using urban green spaces and causality of the social and health states of the neighborhood residents

Abstract

An online questionnaire survey was conducted among neighborhood residents in Koto ward, Tokyo, to investigate the relationship between using urban green spaces and causality of social and health states. First, a “deprived indicator model” was developed using structural equation modeling. Next, multi-group structural equation modeling was conducted to analyze the effects using urban green spaces. The result indicated that the path coefficient from self-efficacy to health quality of life was significantly higher in neighborhood residents who frequently use park and garden than those who rarely use these.