Exposure to Hazardous Neighborhood Environments in Late Childhood and Anxiety
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| Title: | Exposure to Hazardous Neighborhood Environments in Late Childhood and Anxiety |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Furr-Holden, C. Debra M., Milam, Adam J., Young, Kevin C. |
| Source: | Journal of Community Psychology. Sep 2011 39(7):876-883. |
| Availability: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Anxiety Disorders, Neighborhoods, Children, Regression (Statistics), Separation Anxiety, Community Characteristics, Correlation, Mental Health, Suburbs, Measures (Individuals) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.20461 |
| ISSN: | 0090-4392 |
| Abstract: | This investigation examined the relationship between living in disordered neighborhoods during childhood and anxiety 1 year later. Objective measures of neighborhood environment and individual data from a study of mental health in suburban children were utilized. Linear regression models were used to assess relationships between neighborhood hazard and anxiety. Childhood neighborhood disorder was inversely associated with generalized anxiety ([beta]=-0.037, p less than 0.01) and social phobia ([beta]=-0.33, p=0.03), but not other forms of anxiety including separation anxiety or panic disorder. We suspect that children with early exposure to disordered neighborhoods are either desensitized to toxic environments or that anxiety is not well specified for this population. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 25 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ940738 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This investigation examined the relationship between living in disordered neighborhoods during childhood and anxiety 1 year later. Objective measures of neighborhood environment and individual data from a study of mental health in suburban children were utilized. Linear regression models were used to assess relationships between neighborhood hazard and anxiety. Childhood neighborhood disorder was inversely associated with generalized anxiety ([beta]=-0.037, p less than 0.01) and social phobia ([beta]=-0.33, p=0.03), but not other forms of anxiety including separation anxiety or panic disorder. We suspect that children with early exposure to disordered neighborhoods are either desensitized to toxic environments or that anxiety is not well specified for this population. (Contains 3 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0090-4392 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.20461 |
