Green Neighborhoods and Sleep (03-28-24)
Martin and colleagues found that people sleep better in homes with more surrounding greenspace and bluespace. The researchers report that data collected via surveys in 18 countries from adults indicated that “nature visible from home (streetscape greenery, blue views) and recreational visits to green and blue spaces were each associated with less insufficient sleep [(<6 h vs. 7–10 h per day]. Significant nature-sleep associations were mediated, to varying degrees, by better mental wellbeing, but not self-reported physical activity.