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Pei F. The effects of two types of neighborhood factors on trajectory of internalizing and externalizing symptoms from early childhood to adolescence. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305632. [PMID: 38917156 PMCID: PMC11198850 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Although a robust body of previous empirical studies investigated the long-term trend of child behavior problems, limited research discussed the influences of various types of neighborhood factors on such trajectory (e.g., neighborhood structural characteristics and collective efficacy). Using a nationally representative longitudinal dataset the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), with six waves from 1998 to 2017, this study captures the longitudinal effects of two types of early childhood neighborhood factors on the co-development of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Data was collected at the focal child's age 3, age 5, age 9, age 15 (N = 2,385), and the parallel-process growth curve models were applied. Results suggest that the trajectories of both internalization and externalizing symptoms showed U-shape and bidirectional relationships among internalizing and externalizing problems. The long-term effects of neighborhood social cohesion and economic disadvantages were significantly associated with children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms. The implication of this study was further discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fei Pei
- School of Social Work, Falk College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America
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Yoon S, Maguire-Jack K, Ploss A, Benavidez JL, Chang Y. Contextual factors of child behavioral health across developmental stages. Dev Psychopathol 2024; 36:660-673. [PMID: 36734228 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422001481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study examines the relative influence of environmental contexts (family, school, neighborhood) on child behavioral health at ages 3, 5, 9, and 15 years. Path analysis was conducted on a sample of 4,898 urban children from a longitudinal dataset called the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Child physical abuse, emotional abuse, maternal depression, substance use, neighborhood social cohesion, neighborhood poverty, school connectedness, and peer bullying had concurrent relationships with child behavior problems at one or more developmental stages. Early childhood abuse (age 3) and school age environmental contexts (age 9) had lasting effects on later behavior problems. Findings underscore the importance of both multilevel contextual factors and developmental timing in determining behavioral health outcomes in children.
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- Susan Yoon
- College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Chu M, Fang Z, Mao L, Ma H, Lee CY, Chiang YC. Creating A child-friendly social environment for fewer conduct problems and more prosocial behaviors among children: A LASSO regression approach. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2024; 244:104200. [PMID: 38447485 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Creating a child-friendly social environment is an important component of promoting child-friendly city development. This study aims to explore the key indicators of friendly family, school and community social environments from the perspective of children's conduct problems and prosocial behaviors. METHOD The sample included grade 3-5 students from one public elementary school in the urban areas and another public elementary school in the rural areas of a Chinese city pursuing a child-friendly philosophy. A total of 418 participants were included in this study. Data on conduct problems, prosocial behaviors and the social environment were collected. To effectively select important variables and eliminate estimation bias, this study used LASSO regression to identify key indicators predicting children's conduct problems and prosocial behavior, followed by linear regression coefficient estimation and significance testing. RESULTS Creating a friendly family environment (ensuring family members' assistance with academic problems) and school environment (reducing cheating, fighting, and unfriendly teacher language) was associated with reduced conduct problems in children. Creating a positive family atmosphere (enhancing children's trust in family members), school environment (increasing parents' awareness of school affairs, reinforcing students' prosocial behavior, increasing extracurricular activity programs, and encouraging student engagement in academics) and community environment (respecting all children in the community) was associated with improving children's prosocial behavior. CONCLUSIONS This study transforms the multidimensional, complex child-friendly social environment evaluation indicator system into concise and specific measurement indicators, which can provide theoretical and practical implications for government decision-making in child-friendly city development through empirical research.
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- Meijie Chu
- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, School of Public Health, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, School of Public Health, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, School of Public Health, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, School of Public Health, Xiamen, China
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- School of International Business, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, School of Public Health, Xiamen, China.
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Pei F. Exploring Gender Moderation: The Impact of Neighborhood Factors on Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:389. [PMID: 38671606 PMCID: PMC11049324 DOI: 10.3390/children11040389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Limited previous studies investigated the influences of various types of neighborhood factors on adolescent behavior problems. Meanwhile, although previous theoretical frameworks suggested that gender played a significant role in terms of neighborhood impacts on adolescent behavioral problems, few studies investigated the gender differences in such neighborhood influences. Using the year 9 and year 15 data of the national dataset Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS, overly sampled participants from low-income families), this study examined how the neighborhood structural and process factors can affect adolescent behavioral problems (internalizing and externalizing symptoms) and whether gender worked as a significant moderator for such relationships in the U.S. Structural equation models and multigroup SEM were estimated (N = 3411). Findings suggested that residential instability was associated with increased levels of internalizing symptoms among adolescents at age 15, whereas neighborhood social cohesion was linked to reduced levels of externalizing symptoms throughout adolescence. Furthermore, the moderating effects of gender were found for the association between residential instability and internalizing symptoms. Implications of such findings are further discussed.
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- Fei Pei
- School of Social Work, David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, Syracuse University, White Hall, 440, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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Holmes MR, Bender AE, Yoon S, Berg KA, Duda-Banwar J, Chen Y, Evans KE, Korsch-Williams A, Perzynski AT. Examination of protective factors that promote prosocial skill development among children exposed to intimate partner violence. Dev Psychopathol 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38414276 PMCID: PMC11349936 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579424000087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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This retrospective cohort study examined prosocial skills development in child welfare-involved children, how intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure explained heterogeneity in children's trajectories of prosocial skill development, and the degree to which protective factors across children's ecologies promoted prosocial skill development. Data were from 1,678 children from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being I, collected between 1999 and 2007. Cohort-sequential growth mixture models were estimated to identify patterns of prosocial skill development between the ages of 3 to 10 years. Four diverse pathways were identified, including two groups that started high (high subtle-decreasing; high decreasing-to-increasing) and two groups that started low (low stable; low increasing-to-decreasing). Children with prior history of child welfare involvement, preschool-age IPV exposure, school-age IPV exposure, or family income below the federal poverty level had higher odds of being in the high decreasing-to-increasing group compared with the high subtle-decreasing group. Children with a mother with greater than high school education or higher maternal responsiveness had higher odds of being in the low increasing-to-decreasing group compared with the low stable group. The importance of maternal responsiveness in fostering prosocial skill development underlines the need for further assessment and intervention. Recommendations for clinical assessment and parenting programs are provided.
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- Megan R Holmes
- Center on Trauma and Adversity, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Center on Trauma and Adversity, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- The College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center on Trauma and Adversity, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Center for Health Care Research and Policy, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Center on Trauma and Adversity, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH, USA
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- Center on Trauma and Adversity, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Center for Health Care Research and Policy, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Pei F, Yoon S, Zhai F, Gao Q. Environment matters: How are neighborhood structural indexes associated with parenting stress among Asian immigrant families? PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293594. [PMID: 38019764 PMCID: PMC10686471 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The Asian immigrant population is the fourth largest immigrant population in the United States, and its parenting stress issues have been consistently recognized in previous studies. However, little attention has been paid to neighborhood-level factors and their parenting stress. Using the Study of Asian American Families and 2016 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, this study examined the association between neighborhood structural indexes and Asian immigrant parents' parenting stress, along with the mechanism driving the relationship. We found that cultural orientation and social support fully mediated the effects of economic disadvantages on parenting stress among Asian immigrant parents. Only cultural orientation mediated the direct effects of ethnic heterogeneity on Asian parents' parenting stress. Improving Asian immigrants' living environment, including economic status and ethnic diversity, would be critical to relieve the parenting stress of Asian immigrant families. Interventions and preventions to increase social support, and inform cultural orientation and acculturation are emphasized.
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- Fei Pei
- David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, School of Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States of America
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- College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
- Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Solomon A, Maguire-Jack K, Marçal K. Neighborhoods and child abuse: Multiple informant perspectives. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2023; 144:106331. [PMID: 37453278 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Using data from the nationally representative longitudinal Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study, the current study sought to examine associations between neighborhood disorder and physical characteristics of the neighborhood at child age three with the likelihood of experiencing physical and psychological abuse and neglect at age five. METHODS Negative binomial regression and zero inflated negative binomial regression models were used to estimate the associations. RESULTS Resident perceptions of neighborhood disorder and outside observation of neighborhood physical characteristics were both found to be independently related to the likelihood of physical assault. Resident perceptions were related to psychological aggression. A more positive perception of the neighborhood environment for children (lack of neighborhood disorder) and physical characteristics of the neighborhood were protective against maltreatment. These relationships were not significant for neglect. DISCUSSION Neighborhood environment is a crucial contributor to maltreatment risk. Findings from the present study showed that multiple perceptions of neighborhood quality were associated with lower risk for child physical assault and psychological aggression. Mothers' perceptions of a more positive neighborhood environment were associated with significantly lower physical assault and psychological aggression scores.
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- Atticus Solomon
- Children Trust Michigan, 235 S Grand Ave, Lansing, MI 48933, United States of America.
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- University of Michigan, School of Social Work, 1080 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States of America.
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- Rutgers University - 57 US Highway 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States of America.
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Kranjac AW, Kranjac D, Kain ZN, Ehwerhemuepha L, Donaldson C, Jenkins BN. Neighborhood disadvantage and pediatric inpatient opioid prescription patterns. J Pediatr Nurs 2023; 72:e145-e151. [PMID: 37344343 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND To explore the role of children's residential environment on opioid prescribing patterns in a predominantly Latinx sample. METHODS We connected geocoded data from electronic medical records in a diverse sample of pediatric patients to neighborhood environments constructed using latent profile modeling techniques. We then estimated a series of multilevel models to determine whether opioid prescribing patterns vary by residential context. RESULTS A stepwise pattern exists between neighborhood disadvantage and pediatric opioid prescription patterns, such that higher levels of disadvantage associate with a greater likelihood of opioid prescription, independent of the patient's individual profile. CONCLUSION In a largely Latinx sample of children, the neighborhood in which a child lives influences whether or not they will receive opioids. Considering the differences in patient residential environment may reduce variation in opioid dispensing rates among pediatric patients.
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- Ashley W Kranjac
- Department of Sociology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, United States of America; Center for Stress & Health, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, United States of America
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- Psychology Program, Institute of Mental Health and Psychological Well-Being, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, United States of America
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- Center for Stress & Health, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, United States of America; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States of America; Yale Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Computational Research, Children's Health of Orange County, Orange, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, United States of America
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- Center for Stress & Health, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, United States of America; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States of America; Department of Psychology, Chapman University, Orange, CA, United States of America.
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Valtolina GG, Polizzi C, Perricone G. Improving the Early Assessment of Child Neglect Signs-A New Technique for Professionals. Pediatr Rep 2023; 15:390-395. [PMID: 37368368 DOI: 10.3390/pediatric15020035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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This paper grants some considerations on a critical phenomenon for child health: child neglect. It is an omission-type form of childhood maltreatment, which is widespread but very hard to intercept. For the assessment of child neglect, the Italian Society of Pediatric Psychology (S.I.P.Ped.) has developed and validated a specific assessment technique (the C.N.A. technique). It is supposed to be for parents of children between 3 and 9 years old. It is based on a paradigm that identifies the dysregulation of parental competence as the cause of neglect. It can occur in hypo- or hyperactivation of three fundamental factors (recognition, stimulation, and care). The child neglect assessment technique (C.N.A.) differs from the retrospective tools available in the literature since it allows for interception of the "signs" of possible child neglect when negligence occurs.
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- Giovanni Giulio Valtolina
- Italian Society of Pediatric Psychology (S.I.P.Ped.), 90121 Palermo, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20121 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20121 Milan, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement (SPPEFF), University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20121 Milan, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement (SPPEFF), University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Pei F, Li Z, Maguire-Jack K, Li X, Kleinberg J. Changes of perceived Neighbourhood environment: A longitudinal study of collective efficacy among vulnerable families. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2022; 30:e6228-e6239. [PMID: 36178307 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.14060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Neighbourhood level factors are associated with individual's behaviours but limited empirical research investigate the long-term changes of neighbourhood factors, especially neighbourhood collective efficacy. Moreover, the longitudinal effects of neighbourhood structural factors on neighbourhood process factors worth further research. Thus, the current study examined the (1) the long-term trajectory of collective efficacy; (2) whether the time-varying neighbourhood structural factors are associated with collective efficacy over time. Using the four waves of FFCWS data (N = 4898), the current research found that neighbourhood social cohesion and informal social control increased over time, and the changes of neighbourhood structural factors are associated with the changes of collective efficacy over time. Identifying the dynamic changes of neighbourhood factors would benefit the further investigations of the influences of neighbourhood factors on individuals, and the implications of the findings were discussed.
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- Fei Pei
- School of Social Work, Falk College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Independent Researcher, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- School of Social Work, Falk College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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