A systematic review of the mental health risks and resilience among pollution-exposed adolescents

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dc.contributor.author Theron, Linda C.
dc.contributor.author Abreu-Villaca, Yael
dc.contributor.author Augusto-Oliveira, Marcus
dc.contributor.author Brennan, Caroline
dc.contributor.author Crespo-Lopez, Maria Elena
dc.contributor.author Arrifano, Gabriela de Paula
dc.contributor.author Glazer, Lilah
dc.contributor.author Gwata, Netsai
dc.contributor.author Lin, Liyuan
dc.contributor.author Mareschal, Isabelle
dc.contributor.author Mermelstein, Shiri
dc.contributor.author Sartori, Luke
dc.contributor.author Stieger, Liesl
dc.contributor.author Trotta, Andres
dc.contributor.author Hadfield, Kristin
dc.date.accessioned 2023-09-15T13:13:39Z
dc.date.available 2023-09-15T13:13:39Z
dc.date.issued 2022-02
dc.description.abstract Pollution is harmful to human physical health and wellbeing. What is less well established is the relationship between adolescent mental health – a growing public health concern – and pollution. In response, we systematically reviewed studies documenting associations between pollution and mental health in adolescents. We searched Africa Wide, Medline, PsycArticles, PsycInfo, PubMed, CINAHL, ERIC, SciELO, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection for studies published up to 10 April 2020 that investigated exposure to any pollutant and symptoms of anxiety; depression; disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders; neurodevelopmental disorders; psychosis; or substance abuse in 10–24-year-olds (i.e., adolescents as per expanded and more inclusive definition of adolescence). This identified 2291 records and we assessed 128 papers for inclusion. We used a narrative synthesis to coalesce the studies’ findings. This review is registered on PROSPERO, CRD42020176664. Seventeen studies from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America were included. Air and water pollution exposure was associated with elevated symptoms of depression, generalised anxiety, psychosis, and/or disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorder. Exposure to lead and solvents was associated with neurodevelopmental impairments. Most studies neglected factors that could have supported the mental health resilience of adolescents exposed to pollution. Notwithstanding the limited quality of most reviewed studies, results suggest that pollution exposure is a risk to adolescent mental health. High-quality research is urgently required, including the factors and processes that protect the mental health of pollution-exposed adolescents. Studies with adolescents living in low- and lower middle-income countries and the southern hemisphere must be prioritized. en_US
dc.description.department Educational Psychology en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2023 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship An Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund from Trinity College Dublin; a Queen Mary University of London GCRF Strategic Networking Grant funded the meeting where the idea for this review was conceptualized. en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.elsevier.com/locate/jpsychires en_US
dc.identifier.citation Theron, L.C., Abreu-Villaça, Y., Augusto-Oliveira, M. et al. 2022, 'A systematic review of the mental health risks and resilience among pollution-exposed adolescents', Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 146, pp. 55-66, doi : 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.012. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0022-3956
dc.identifier.other 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.012
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92292
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.rights © 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Psychiatric Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 146, pp. 55-66, doi : 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.012. en_US
dc.subject Multisystemic resilience en_US
dc.subject Psychopathology en_US
dc.subject Pollution en_US
dc.subject Systematic review en_US
dc.subject Young people en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.subject SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure en_US
dc.title A systematic review of the mental health risks and resilience among pollution-exposed adolescents en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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