空气质量与居民幸福的关系——从自杀率的角度研究

The relationship between air quality and residents’ happiness——A Study from the Perspective of Suicide Rate

雾霾不仅会对人类的健康产生影响,也会给人的情绪和心理带来的负面影响,导致焦虑抑郁,甚至增加自杀风险。认识到空气污染对敏感人群的危害,我们可以在空气污染时给予敏感人群更多关注,包括提供更多的心理咨询等保障,防范悲剧的发生。本文利用国内的健康险保单出险数据,研究了空气质量和自杀事件之间的关联。实证结果表明,空气质量指数AQI和自杀事件之间存在显著的正相关性,而且男性对空气污染的敏感度更高。

Air pollution also affects mood,because smog darkens the light,which makes the pineal cells active,thus inhibiting the production of certain hormones in the human body,which makes people depressed.Photochemical oxidants and inflammatory agents are present in polluted air.And contaminants are neurotoxic,affecting human cognition and nervous system,leading to anxiety and depression,and even increasing the risk of suicide.Recognizing the harm fulness of air pollution to sensitive peopie,we can pay more attention to sensitive people when air pollution occurs,including providing more psychological counseling and other safeguards to prevent tragedy.This article uses health insurance policy data for a total of three years during the observation period,during which there were some suicides.This study showed a significantly positive correlation between the AQI index and suicide events.