TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - An examination of the role of perceptions in neighborhood research
JO  - Journal of community psychology
A1  - Roosa, Mark W.
A1  - White, Rebecca M. B.
A1  - Zeiders, Katharine H.
A1  - Tein, Jenn‐Yun
SP  - 327
EP  - 341
VL  - 37
IS  - 3
N2  - Accumulating research demonstrates that both archival indicators and residents' self-reports of neighborhood conditions are useful predictors of a variety of physical health, mental health, substance use, criminal, and educational outcomes. Although studies have shown these two types of measures are often related, no research has systematically examined their relationship. With a sample of Mexican Americans, this study examined this relationship and demographic factors that might account for variations of residents' perceptions of their neighborhoods. Results showed that country of birth, social class, family structure, and gender moderated relations between archival variables and adults' perceptions of danger. Thus using information from both archival data and self-reports should improve the ability of neighborhood researchers to understand individual differences in responses to neighborhood conditions. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> 
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SN  - 0090-4392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.20298
ID  - ref1
ER  -