Teenagers face unprecedented levels of stress and mental health issues. However, this age group is understudied in terms of which green environments are restorative for them. This study investigates associations between perceived sensory dimensions (PSDs) of urban green spaces (UGSs) and teenagers’ perceived restoration, stress, and mental health. Data were collected through surveys with 384 teenagers ages 13–19 in 2018 in eight different UGSs in Aydın, Turkey. Measures included the PSDs (i.e., nature, serene, space, rich in species, social, prospect, culture, and refuge), the Perceived Restorative Components Scale for children (PRCS-C) (i.e., fascination, being away-physical, compatibility, being away-psychological, and extent), and health indicators (i.e., stress and mental health). Multivariate linear regression and stratified analyses were conducted to examine associations and differences between boys and girls controlling for confounding factors. Regression analyses showed that ‘nature’ was positively associated with teenagers’ perceived restorativeness (i.e., fascination, being away-physical, and extent). Whereas, ‘refuge’ was positively associated with perceived restorativeness (i.e., being away-physical) and negatively associated with teenagers’ stress. The results also showed that while ‘space’ was negatively associated with perceived restorativeness (i.e., fascination), ‘prospect’ was negatively associated with stress and positively associated with mental health. Stratified analyses revealed that ‘nature’ was both positively associated with boys’ perceived restorativeness (i.e., being away-physical) and girls’ perceived restorativeness (i.e., fascination). While ‘space’ was negatively associated with boys’ perceived restorativeness (i.e., fascination), ‘prospect’ was negatively associated with boys’ stress and positively associated with boys’ mental health. The findings also showed that ‘prospect’ and ‘refuge’ were negatively associated with girls’ stress. The findings suggest that providing characteristics of ‘nature’, ‘refuge’, and ‘prospect’ in UGSs may provide restorative effects and mental benefits to teenagers. However, further research is needed before using these characteristics as a tool by landscape architects and city planners.

青少年面临前所未有的压力和心理健康问题。然而，这个年龄组在哪些绿色环境对他们具有恢复作用方面没有得到充分研究。本研究调查了城市绿地 (UGS) 的感知感官维度 (PSD) 与青少年感知恢复、压力和心理健康之间的关联。数据是通过 2018 年在土耳其艾登的八个不同 UGS 中对 384 名 13-19 岁青少年进行的调查收集的。衡量标准包括 PSD（即自然、宁静、空间、物种丰富、社会、前景、文化和避难所）、儿童感知恢复成分量表 (PRCS-C)（即魅力、远离物理、相容性，远离心理和程度）和健康指标（即压力和心理健康）。进行多变量线性回归和分层分析以检查控制混杂因素的男孩和女孩之间的关联和差异。回归分析表明，“自然”与青少年感知的恢复能力（即，迷恋、远离身体和程度）呈正相关。而“避难所”与感知到的恢复性（即离开身体）呈正相关，与青少年的压力呈负相关。结果还表明，虽然“空间”与感知恢复性（即魅力）呈负相关，但“前景”与压力呈负相关，与心理健康呈正相关。分层分析显示，“天性”与男孩感知到的恢复能力呈正相关（即，离开身体）和女孩感知的恢复力（即魅力）。虽然“空间”与男孩感知的恢复力（即魅力）呈负相关，但“前景”与男孩的压力呈负相关，与男孩的心理健康呈正相关。研究结果还表明，“前景”和“避难所”与女孩的压力呈负相关。研究结果表明，在 UGS 中提供“自然”、“避难所”和“前景”的特征可能会为青少年提供恢复性效果和心理益处。然而，在景观设计师和城市规划者将这些特征用作工具之前，还需要进一步研究。“前景”与男孩的压力呈负相关，与男孩的心理健康呈正相关。研究结果还表明，“前景”和“避难所”与女孩的压力呈负相关。研究结果表明，在 UGS 中提供“自然”、“避难所”和“前景”的特征可能会为青少年提供恢复性效果和心理益处。然而，在景观设计师和城市规划者将这些特征用作工具之前，还需要进一步研究。“前景”与男孩的压力呈负相关，与男孩的心理健康呈正相关。研究结果还表明，“前景”和“避难所”与女孩的压力呈负相关。研究结果表明，在 UGS 中提供“自然”、“避难所”和“前景”的特征可能会为青少年提供恢复性效果和心理益处。然而，在景观设计师和城市规划者将这些特征用作工具之前，还需要进一步研究。