Influencing Factors on Mental Health of Residents in Nature Reserves

Abstract

In addition to landscape and ecology protection, nature reserve has a certain impact on the work and life of local residents, and possible their mental health. This paper aims to identify the factors influencing the mental health of residents in nature reserves. First, the mental health of residents in a nature reserve and its influencing factors were analysed descriptively through a questionnaire survey, using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). Then, seven indices, e.g. family status, life pressure and social support, were selected to establish a multi-ordered Logit regression model. The results show that gender, age, occupation and family income are closely related to the mental health of residents in the nature reserve; the years of education, family economic situation, physical health, life pressure and social support have a significant impact on the mental health of the local residents. The research results provide an important guide for improving the mental health of residents in nature reserves.