Risk assessment of unclean cooking energy usage from the perspective of subjective wellbeing: The mediating role of perceived physical and mental health
发布日期：2024-07-01
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摘要：Although outdoor air pollution has been associated with adverse health outcomes and decreased subjectivewelfare, there has been a lack of research investigating the potential risks associated with indoor unclean cooking energy usage from the perspective of subjective wellbeing. This paper systematically assesses the risks of unclean cooking fuel usage from the novel perspective of subjective welfare and examines the mediating role of perceived physical and mental health applying a large-scale nationally representative dataset. Analytical results demonstrate that the usage of unclean cooking energy has significantly negative impacts on subjective wellbeing, and this finding has been confirmed through various robustness tests. The mechanism behind this impact is that unclean cooking fuel usage reduces people’s perceived physical and mental health status, which in turn decreases their subjective wellness. Furthermore, the negative consequences of using unclean cooking energy on subjective
wellbeing are particularly pronounced among certain demographic groups, including older, lower educated, married individuals as well as those with lower economic status, uncovered by medical insurance and having less
social capital. Findings of this study highlight the risks linked to unclean cooking energy usage, as evidenced in the negative impact on perceived health and subjective wellbeing. In light of the increasing focus on improving indoor environment as well as enhancing people’s health and wellbeing, results of this paper emphasize the significance of promoting access to cleaner and healthier energy.
摘要中译：虽然既有研究考察了室外空气污染与负面健康效应以及主观福利的关系，但基于主观福利视角的室内非清洁烹饪能源使用的风险尚待科学评估。本文利用了一个大规模的代表性数据，基于主观福利视角系统分析了非清洁烹饪能源的影响以及自评身体与精神健康的中介作用。研究结果表明，非清洁烹饪能源的使用对居民主观福利存在显著负效应，这一影响在多种稳健性与内生性检验中均成立。其影响机制在于，非清洁能源使用显著降低了居民的身体与精神健康从而降低了主观福利水平。此外，这一负效应对老年、教育水平更低的、已婚、经济状况更差、没有医疗保险、社会资本更少的个体影响更明显。在当前越来越重视改善室内环境以及提升居民福利的背景下，本研究突出了提高清洁与健康能源可得性的重要价值。
作者：李超、劳文宇、王诗悦
文章来源：Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 281 (2024) 116603
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