Citation

Liu SR, Kia-Keating M, Santacrose DE, Modir S. Health Place 2018; 53: 203-209.

Affiliation

Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.08.013

PMID

30179750

Abstract

The current study explored association of neighborhood elements to children's health and related outcomes. Nationally representative data (N = 49,513,974, ages 6-17, 51.1% Male) was used to empirically define classes of neighborhoods based on presence or absence of various neighborhood elements. Analyses resulted in a three-class model: 1) "High Assets, Low Disorganization" (64.57%), 2) "High Assets, High Disorganization" (13.51%), and 3) "Few Assets, Low Disorganization" (21.91%). Class Membership was differentially associated with health, flourishing, and neighborhood cohesion.

RESULTS suggest health interventions should focus on increasing neighborhood assets, decreasing levels ofneighborhood violence and poverty, and improving social dynamics of neighborhoods.

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Language: en

Keywords

Children; Health; Latent class analysis; Neighborhood assets; Neighborhood cohesion; Neighborhood disorganization