It must be true, because there's research to support it! An MSNBC article in their "The Body Odd" section points to a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry showing that city dwellers in Sweden have more mental problems than suburban dwellers due to "social fragmentation". Isn't that supposed to be a problem associated with suburban life?
I don't necessarily think that the stresses of living in a city are worse than the stress of making that daily drive, but this does hint that those who present their views against commuting are simply exercising their personal bias.
The actual article is entitled "Individuals, Schools, and Neighborhood: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study of Variation in Incidence of Psychotic Disorders". You have to be a subscriber to read the entire article at the journal's website.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
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