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Previous research has paid relatively little attention to the association between community space environment and parents\u2019 educational attainment and psychological symptoms. This study may provide valuable insights and guidance for the prevention and intervention of psychological symptoms among Chinese adolescents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using a stratified cluster sampling across six regions of China to assess the community spatial environment, parents\u2019 educational attainment, and psychological symptoms. Chi-square tests,\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the associations between the community spatial environment and parents\u2019 educational attainment and psychological symptoms.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The prevalence of psychological symptoms among Chinese adolescents is 21.2%. The rate is higher among boys (22.1%) than among girls (20.4%), and this difference is statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f21.055,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that, with adolescents in the group reporting \u201cSatisfied\u201d with community space environmental satisfaction and \u201cUniversity degree or above\u201d for parents\u2019 educational attainment serving as the reference group, adolescents in the group reporting \u201cNot satisfied\u201d with community space environmental satisfaction and \u201cJunior high school and below\u201d for parents\u2019 educational attainment had the highest risk of developing psychological symptoms (OR\u202f=\u202f2.04, 95% CI: 1.81\u20132.30) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of psychological symptoms among Chinese adolescents is relatively high, with boys exhibiting a higher prevalence than girls. There are independent and joint associations between satisfaction with the community environment and both parents\u2019 educational attainment and adolescents\u2019 psychological symptoms. Improving the community environment and increasing parents\u2019 educational attainment may reducing psychological symptoms among adolescents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1856733","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T06:03:54Z","timestamp":1784095434000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The independent and joint associations of community space environmental satisfaction, and parents\u2019 educational attainment with psychological symptoms among Chinese adolescents"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Cunbi","family":"Bi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Design, Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Art","place":["Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School 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