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The neighborhoods they live in: The effects of neighborhood residence on child and adolescent outcomes.

Leventhal, Tama, Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne·2000·Psychological Bulletin
DOI 10.1037/0033-2909.126.2.309
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This article provides a comprehensive review of research on the effects of neighborhood residence on child and adolescent well-being. The first section reviews key methodological issues. The following section considers links between neighborhood characteristics and child outcomes and suggests the importance of high socioeconomic status (SES) for achievement and low SES and residential instability for behavioral/emotional outcomes. The third section identifies 3 pathways (institutional resources, relationships, and norms/collective efficacy) through which neighborhoods might influence development, and which represent an extension of models identified by C. Jencks and S. Mayer (1990) and R. J. Sampson (1992). The models provide a theoretical base for studying neighborhood mechanisms and specify different levels (individual, family, school, peer, community) at which processes may operate. Implications for an emerging developmental framework for research on neighborhoods are discussed.

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Authors
Leventhal, T., & Brooks-Gunn, J.
Affiliations
Columbia University (US)
Venue
Psychological Bulletin
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2000
Volume
126
Issue
2
Pages
309-337
ISSN
  • 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1455
DOI
10.1037/0033-2909.126.2.309
OpenAlex
W1967609415
Cited by
3,550
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FWCI
186.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
neighborhood effects, child development, adolescent development, socioeconomic status, residential instability, child achievement, collective efficacy, institutional resources, developmental pathways
MeSH terms
Achievement, Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Humans, Personality Development, Residence Characteristics, Socioeconomic Factors

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