Differential exposure to multiple environmental burdens and benefits and their distribution
across a population with varying vulnerability can contribute heavily to health inequalities …

Research on the associations between environmental exposures and mental health has
attracted considerable attention. Most studies to date have mainly estimated environmental …

Background Identifying elements of one's environment—observable and unobservable—
that contribute to chronic stress including the perception of comfort and discomfort …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to investigate associations of the balance of
optimism and pessimism orientations as personal traits with pro-environmental behavior and …

Background There is mixed evidence suggesting that air pollution may be associated with
increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders. We aimed to investigate the association …

Objective Empirical evidence on the relationship between environmental factors and mental
health remains inconclusive. One reason is that there is only scant evidence on the …

The two primary aims of the present study were:(1) to test the constructive pessimism
hypothesis in relation to pro-environmental behavior, and (2) to clarify the relationship …

Noise and health guidance to date have focused on the direct links between noise and
health outcomes such as annoyance, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular and metabolic …

Background There is a large literature suggesting that noise can be detrimental to health
and numerous policy documents have promoted noise abatement in clinical settings …

In recent decades, noise annoyance has been investigated thoroughly as one of the most
prominent effects of traffic noise. Still, the influence of visual factors on sound perception is …