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Evaluating the Role of the Urban Environment in Enhancing Students' Mental Health and Resilience After Social Crises
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Seyed Dariush Rezaei *1   , Shakiba Kazemi Najafabadi , Azin Novin |
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In recent years, the increasing complexity of social crises has shifted researchers’ attention from purely individual-based approaches to mental health toward the role of environmental and contextual factors, particularly the urban environment. In this regard, urban environmental quality is recognized as a key determinant of students’ mental health and psychological resilience, playing a crucial role in their adaptation after experiencing social crises. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of the urban environment in improving mental health and resilience among students following social crises.This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of methodology. The statistical population consisted of secondary school students, from which 250 participants were selected using cluster random sampling. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire, whose validity was confirmed via content validity and reliability through Cronbach’s alpha (0.87). For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation, and multiple linear regression were conducted using SPSS version 26.The findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between urban environmental quality, psychological resilience, and students’ mental health. Regression results further indicated that urban environmental quality has both a direct effect and an indirect effect (through resilience) on students’ mental health. Among the components, the social dimension of the urban environment had the strongest explanatory power for mental health. Overall, the proposed model explained a considerable proportion of variance in students’ mental health.The study concludes that improving urban environmental quality, along with strengthening psychological resilience, can serve as an effective strategy for enhancing students’ mental health after social crises.
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Article number: 8 |
| Keywords: Urban Environment, Mental Health, Resilience, Students, Social Crises. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/07/8 | Accepted: 2026/03/18 | Published: 2026/04/27
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