Collective Efficacy as a Key Context in Neighborhood Support for Urban Youth

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dc.contributor.authorPrince, Dana M.
dc.contributor.authorHohl, Bernadette
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Bronwyn A.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Azure B.
dc.contributor.authorMatlin, Samantha L.
dc.contributor.authorHausman, Alice J.
dc.contributor.authorTebes, Jacob Kraemer
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-22T19:31:08Z
dc.date.available2019-03-22T19:31:08Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-06
dc.description.abstractNeighborhood context, including the physical and social environment, has been implicated as important contributors to positive youth development. A transactional approach to neighborhood asserts that place and people are mutually constitutive; negative perceptions of place are intrinsically bound with negative portrayals of stigmatized groups, including youth. Adult perceptions of neigh- borhood youth may contribute to an increased sense of alienation and youth antisocial behavior. This study uses street-i ntercept interviews with adults (N = 408) to examine the relationship between neighborhood conditions and adult support for neighborhood youth. A path model was used to examine the direct and indirect relationship of neighbor- hood constructs (safety, aesthetic quality, a nd walkability) on adult support for neighborhood youth. Neighborhood aesthetic quality and the walking environment were directly associated with adult support for youth, whereas perceived safety was indirectly associated. Collective efficacy partially explained these relationships. Findings support theorized relationships between people and places; improvements to neighborhood physical environment may directly impact resident adults’ perceptions of neighborhood young people.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was possible with support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32 DA 019426, Tebes, PI), The Scattergood Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, and Philadelphia Mural Arts Associates. The authors are grateful to Susan Florio, Erin Hoffman, Tanisha Mair, Roy Money, Lauren Moss-Racusin, Frank Snyder, and Nghi Thai from the Division of Prevention & Community Research and The Consultation Center, Yale University School of Medicine for their assistanceen_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajcp.12311en_US
dc.format.extent11 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2rkzi-qvi3
dc.identifier.citationDana M. Prince, Bernadette Hohl, Bronwyn A. Hunter, Collective Efficacy as a Key Context in Neighborhood Support for Urban Youth, Am J Community Psychol (2019) 63:179–189, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12311en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12311
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13136
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSociety for Community Research and Actionen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectcollective efficacyen_US
dc.subjectyouth supporten_US
dc.subjectneighborhood conditionsen_US
dc.subjectinformal adult supporten_US
dc.subjectphysical decayen_US
dc.subjectphysical and social disorderen_US
dc.titleCollective Efficacy as a Key Context in Neighborhood Support for Urban Youthen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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