رابطه کیفیت‌های محیطی محله با افسردگی نوجوانان و جوانان ساکن در یزد

اثرات روانی محیط انسان‌ساخت محله بر افسردگی در دوره حساس نوجوانی و جوانی غیرقابل ‌‌انکار است چنان‌که امروزه، بی‌توجهی به کیفیت محیط محله با ایجاد احساسات منفی، منجر به تشدید افسردگی این قشر در شهرها شده است. بااین‌وجود، مطالعات اندکی پیرامون این موضوع و این قشر در کشورهای آسیایی به‌ویژه ایران انجام شده است. ازاین‌رو مقاله حاضر، با هدف بررسی رابطه کیفیت‌های محیطی محله با افسردگی نوجوانان و جوانان تدوین شده است. این پژوهش، کمی و از نوع پیمایشی است و داده‌‌ها از 194 فرد 35-15ساله ساکن در سه محله در بافت‌‌های تاریخی، میانی و جدید شهر یزد گردآوری شد. کیفیت‌‌های محیط عینی و ا‌دراک‌‌شده و افسردگی به‌ترتیب ازطریق ابزار ممیزی analytic audit tool و پرسش‌نامه‌های news-y وbdi-ii  سنجش شد و برای تحلیل روابط از تحلیل رگرسیون و آزمون آنوا استفاده شد. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد به جز سه کیفیت خوانایی، نفوذپذیری و آسایش اقلیمی، سایر کیفیت‌های گوناگونی، امنیت، ایمنی، کیفیت مسکن، اجتماع‌پذیری، زیبایی، غنای حسی، دلبستگی به مکان و پاکیزگی ارتباط معنادار و معکوسی با افسردگی دارند و نقش آن‌ها با توجه به تعدد عوامل تاثیرگذار، قابل توجه است که در محله تاریخی (با کیفیت محیطی پایین‌تر) قوی‌تر است. درنتیجه ارتقاء کیفیت محیط محله می‌تواند راهبرد انطباقی موثری در کاهش افسردگی نوجوانان و جوانان خصوصاً در محلات تاریخی باشد که ضمن منفعت در کاهش افسردگی عموم، اثر پایدارتری نیز به همراه دارد.

the relationship between neighborhood environmental qualities and depression among adolescents and young adults residing in yazd city

depression is the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide, including in iran, and it poses an important issue not only as a debilitating illness but also due to its associated disease burden, pathogenicity, suicide rates, and its destructive effects on societal function and the economy. consequently, it is particularly sensitive among vulnerable groups, including adolescents and young adults. the psychological effects of the built environment, especially in neighborhoods where individuals interact for extended periods, on depression during the sensitive periods of adolescence and youth are undeniable. today, the failure to focus on the quality of the neighborhood environment contributes to negative sentiments, which are linked to depression in these demographic groups across urban areas. thus, a critical problem is the insufficient attention to the direct impacts of the quality of the built environment on the depression of adolescents and young adults. this issue, exacerbated by the increasing prevalence of depression in urban settings, highlights the necessity for cooperation in urban design and the development of foundational understandings from an urban design perspective, adopting a comprehensive approach. however, few studies have investigated this issue among these populations in asian countries, particularly in iran. therefore, the primary aim of this study is to assess the potential of urban design in neighborhoods to reduce depression among adolescents and young adults living in these areas. accordingly, this article explores the effects of neighborhood environmental qualities on depression in yazd, iran.this research utilized a quantitative method and was conducted as a survey-type study. data were collected from 194 individuals aged 15 to 35 residing in three neighborhoods of the city: historical, middle, and new. the qualities of the objective and perceived environment, as well as measures of depression, were assessed through the analytical audit tool (for evaluating the objective environment of the neighborhoods), news-y (for measuring neighborhood environments based on residents’ perceptions), and the bdi-ii (for assessing residents’ depression). regression analysis and anova tests were employed to analyze the relationships. the findings indicated that, except for legibility, permeability, and climatic comfort, the qualities of land use diversity, security, safety, housing quality, sociability, aesthetics, sensory richness, place attachment, and environmental cleanliness were significantly and inversely related to depression. therefore, functional, ecological, and experiential-aesthetic qualities have a relationship with depression. additionally, based on the results, the role of environmental quality in depression is significant due to the multitude of influencing factors involved. this relationship is stronger in the historical neighborhood, which has lower environmental quality, but its intensity decreases in the middle and new neighborhoods, which possess higher environmental quality. as a result, the prevention and treatment of depression require a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach in which the quality of the built environment and the principles of urban design play a critical role. therefore, improving the environmental quality of neighborhoods can serve as an effective adaptive strategy for reducing depression among adolescents and young adults, particularly in historical neighborhoods, thus yielding more stable outcomes alongside the broader benefit of reducing public depression.