Elevating the Role of the Outdoor Environment for Adolescent Wellbeing in Everyday Life

Wales, Mark; Mårtensson, Fredrika; Hoff, Eva; Jansson, Märit

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.774592

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“…A large percentage of leisure activities by Gen Z indicated a need for recovery for generation-Z. Relaxing activities are carried out to restore the condition of generation Z after experiencing fatigue and boredom from school or work [12].…”

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Determining The Needs of Social Affordance in an Open Public Space for Gen Z

Almadina,

Marcillia

2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Gen Z, who are adolescents, need places for social interaction, places for retreat, and places for restoration to support their development phase. Their needs could be settled by utilizing the space and perceiving the social affordances of open public spaces. The study examined the social affordances of open public space that sustain Gen Z’s development needs. The study was conducted in a famous open public space in Yogyakarta, Titik 0 km Yogyakarta. Questionnaires and observations were carried out for data collection from the visitors of Titik 0 km Yogyakarta between 12-25 years old. The result indicated that Gen Z tends to utilize the physical setting of the open public space to achieve social interaction needs. The variety of seating facilities, enclosure levels, and crowding influenced Gen Z’s decision to do activities in certain locations. The finding indicated the adolescent’s needs for social interaction, retreat, and restoration experiences could be obtained from perceived social affordances by doing social activities in open public spaces. More needs are achieved in open public spaces, more opportunities for Gen Z to enhance their development quality.

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“…The need for open public spaces has increased to restore and recover their conditions [12]. Good mental health for adolescents can support social, intelligence, and emotional development, and then help the transition from children to the adult phase [13].…”

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Determining The Needs of Social Affordance in an Open Public Space for Gen Z

Almadina,

Marcillia

2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…Teenagers are one of the social groups for whom spending time outdoors results in the acquisition of different skills and competences. Studies show that teenagers feel excluded from society because they are considered too old to relax in playgrounds, while they cannot afford to relax in supermarkets or cafés [24].…”

Section: The Impact Of the Covid-19 Pandemic On The Outdoor Public Spacementioning

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“…The public outdoor space needed by teenagers can be divided into three parts:  natural or naturalised urban environment;  public open space for active recreation;  an environment for interaction [24].…”

Section: The Impact Of the Covid-19 Pandemic On The Outdoor Public Spacementioning

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Public open space placemaking suitable for adolescents

Kalnina

Stokmane

2022

LAA

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Children and adolescents have always been an important part of the future of society and the country. Often, the urban environment is subordinated and adapted to families with children, with playgrounds and infrastructure. However, the desire of adolescents to be out in society, in public spaces and to participate in social interaction is not sufficiently supported. Public space is a 'stage' for adolescents to test themselves, their limits and learn social skills, as well as to explore the norms of society and community. The aim of this article is to provide an insight into the principles of designing environments that are suitable for adolescents, with recommendations for the design process of such public outdoor spaces. Analysing publicly available information on the needs of adolescents and the suitability of outdoor spaces for their outdoor activities, it emerges that often the adaptation of urban environments for children or adults contributes to the isolation of adolescents from society, which in turn results in gatherings in unsuitable areas, vandalism and substance abuse. Introducing with suitable case studies in the design of outdoor spaces for adolescent children, we conclude that in order to mitigate the above risks, it is necessary to understand the developmental processes, emotional and psychological characteristics of adolescents, as well as to raise awareness of the basic principles of democratic upbringing in society, and to develop guidelines for the involvement of adolescents in urban planning, which would help municipalities to involve this specific target group in urban planning, ensuring that adequate public spaces are created for adolescents.

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“…Various relationships between health and urban green space characteristics have been proposed, such as area size ( 44 ), space type ( 45 ), vegetation cover ( 46 ), and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) ( 47 ) (the most commonly used plant cover index) that reflects plant growth, vegetation type and biomass, and is linearly related to vegetation cover ( 48 ). Urban parks provide places for children to play, especially in highly urbanized environments, and are essential outdoor resources for children's wellbeing ( 49 , 50 ). The focus of urban planning has been to build child-friendly cities that promote children's development.…”

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The influence of outdoor play spaces in urban parks on children's social anxiety

Bao

Gao

Luo

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Urban green spaces are critical to the healthy development of children's social interactions and activities. However, the relationship between urban green spaces for children's activities and the alleviation of children's social anxiety remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore the link between spatial characteristics and social anxiety in children. To explore the coupling relationships among green space, play space, and social anxiety, an assessment of children's play spaces and levels of social anxiety was performed using self-reported data, OpenStreetMap captured the characteristic indicators of urban parks, and the ArcGIS and SPSS softwares were used for the mathematical analysis. The results showed that (1) both the NDVI and 10-min accessibility were significantly negatively related to children's social anxiety; (2) the diversity of service facilities, surfacing materials, and the attractiveness and challenge of the environment were negatively related to children's social anxiety; (3) there were significant differences between activity types and social anxiety. These results provide design references and a theoretical basis for improving the benefits of urban green space on children's health and wellbeing.

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Elevating the Role of the Outdoor Environment for Adolescent Wellbeing in Everyday Life

Cited by 14 publications

References 85 publications

Determining The Needs of Social Affordance in an Open Public Space for Gen Z

Determining The Needs of Social Affordance in an Open Public Space for Gen Z

Public open space placemaking suitable for adolescents

The influence of outdoor play spaces in urban parks on children's social anxiety

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