Cohesive Neighborhoods Where Social Expectations Are Shared May Have Positive Impact On Adolescent Mental Health

Donnelly, Louis; McLanahan, Sara; Brooks‐Gunn, Jeanne; Garfinkel, Irwin; Wagner, Brandon; Jacobsen, Wade C.; Gold, Sarah; Gaydosh, Lauren

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0721

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“…Child abuse and neglect were assessed using subscales of the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-PC; Straus et al , 1998 ). Questions about intimate partner violence, community violence, supportive relationships in the home and neighborhood social cohesion came from prior studies using the FFCWS sample ( Zhang and Anderson, 2010 ; Manuel et al , 2012 ; Donnelly et al , 2016 ; Hunt et al , 2017 ).…”

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Childhood violence exposure and social deprivation are linked to adolescent threat and reward neural function

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Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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Background Childhood adversity is, unfortunately, highly prevalent and strongly associated with later psychopathology. Recent theories posit that two dimensions of early adversity, threat and deprivation, have distinct effects on brain development. The current study evaluated whether violence exposure (threat) and social deprivation (deprivation) were associated with adolescent amygdala and ventral striatum activation, respectively, in a prospective, well-sampled, longitudinal cohort using a pre-registered, open science approach. Methods 167 adolescents from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study completed fMRI scanning. Prospective longitudinal data from ages 3, 5 and 9 were used to create indices of childhood violence exposure and social deprivation. We evaluated whether these dimensions were associated with adolescent brain function in response to threatening and rewarding faces. Results Childhood violence exposure was associated with decreased amygdala habituation (i.e., more sustained activation) and activation to angry faces in adolescence, whereas childhood social deprivation was associated with decreased ventral striatum activation to happy faces in adolescence. These associations held when controlling for the other dimension of adversity and their interaction, gender, internalizing psychopathology, and current life stress. Conclusions Consistent with recent theories, different forms of early adversity were associated with region-specific differences in brain activation.

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confidence: 99%

Childhood violence exposure and social deprivation are linked to adolescent threat and reward neural function

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McLoyd

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Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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“…vandalism, drinking in public spaces) are discouraged (Kawachi and Berkman, 2001; Echeverría et al ., 2008). A growing number of studies demonstrate the impact of social cohesion on a number of youth mental health outcomes (De Silva et al ., 2005; Donnelly et al ., 2016). In particular, inverse relationships have been demonstrated between social cohesion and child and adolescent depression (De Silva et al ., 2005; Echeverría et al ., 2008; Kingsbury et al ., 2015; Donnelly et al ., 2016; Solmi et al ., 2017), anxiety (De Silva et al ., 2005; Kingsbury et al ., 2015; Donnelly et al ., 2016), and externalizing behaviours (Curtis et al ., 2004; De Silva et al ., 2005; Jaffee et al ., 2007).…”

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The protective effect of neighbourhood social cohesion on adolescent mental health following stressful life events

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BackgroundExposure to stressful life events is an established risk factor for the development of adolescent mental disorder. Growing evidence also suggests that neighbourhood social environments, including strong social cohesion, could have a protective effect on mental health. However, little is known about how neighbourhood social cohesion may buffer against the effects of stressful life events on adolescent mental health. Our aim was to assess whether neighbourhood social cohesion modifies the association between stressful life events and adolescent mental health outcomes.MethodsData were drawn from a nationally-representative prospective sample of Canadian adolescents, including 5183 adolescents aged 12/13 years at T1 and 14/15 years at T2. Caregivers reported neighbourhood social cohesion at T1, and exposure to stressful life events between T1 and T2. Symptoms of mental health and behaviour problems were self-reported by adolescents at T1 and T2. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine whether the relationship between stressful life events and outcomes was modified by neighbourhood social cohesion.ResultsAssociations between stressful life events and adolescent outcomes were statistically significantly lower in neighbourhoods with greater social cohesion for: depression/anxiety (high cohesion OR = 0.98 v. low cohesion OR = 3.11), suicidal ideation (ORhigh = 1.30 v. ORlow = 5.25), aggression/conduct disorder (ORhigh = 1.09 v. ORlow = 4.27), and property offence (ORhigh = 1.21 v. ORlow = 4.21).ConclusionsGreater neighbourhood social cohesion appeared to buffer the effects of stressful life events on several domains of adolescent mental health. This potentially presents a target for public health intervention to improve adolescent mental health and behavioural outcomes.

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“…Youth growing up this type of environment also have an elevated risk of exposure to traumatic events that increase their risk for poor health outcomes across the life span (Anda et al, 2006;Tebes et al, 2019). In contrast, positive neighborhood processes, such as collective efficacy, social order, and social capital, can bolster positive child development and improve outcomes associated with general health and well-being such as scholastic achievement, prevention of risk-taking behaviors and mental illness, and, in turn, increase in their likelihood of survival (Donnelly et al, 2016;Vyncke et al, 2013). Each of the aspects of the neighborhood environment described influences interactions between residents and collectively creates a neighborhood environment that either supports the well-being of individuals or increases their risk for poor health outcomes.…”

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“…However, these data can be biased based on the systemic overpolicing of areas inhabited by people of color. Other indicators are created from aggregate measures of neighborhood residents' perceptions on the social context of their neighborhood (Donnelly et al, 2016;Mujahid et al, 2007;Prince et al, 2019;Raudenbush & Sampson, 1999;Sampson & Graif, 2009;Sampson et al, 1997). While residents' perceptions are important for small-area research, their perspectives are often swayed by their own personal experiences within their neighborhood and individual biases (Mujahid et al, 2007;Raudenbush & Sampson, 1999;Sampson & Graif, 2009).…”

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Measurement of Social Processes at the Neighborhood Level in Baltimore City

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American J of Comm Psychol

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Small‐area ecological research is critical to inform place‐based interventions at the neighborhood level; however, objective measurement of the social context has been limited. The current study extends the application of the Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology (NIfETy) through the development and evaluation of measures of social context for a longer period of observation (3 years) and at a larger area of aggregation (census tract clusters) compared to previous studies using measures at the block‐face level from a single observation. Observations from the 172‐item inventory were collected from a random sample of block faces (n = 793) in Baltimore City annually over a three‐year period. Through a multistep process including replication of previous measures, data reduction, and factor analysis, six unique neighborhood‐level indices were generated to describe the environmental context: drug and alcohol use, violence, physical disorder, epicenter, youth activity, and improvements. An assessment of measurement consistency and validity provided support for some indices, while others had notable limitations. These indices can assist local policymakers and public health practitioners assessing the needs of individual neighborhoods and evaluating the effectiveness of place‐based interventions designed to improve the neighborhood environment and population health outcomes.

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Cohesive Neighborhoods Where Social Expectations Are Shared May Have Positive Impact On Adolescent Mental Health

Cited by 40 publications

References 39 publications

Childhood violence exposure and social deprivation are linked to adolescent threat and reward neural function

Childhood violence exposure and social deprivation are linked to adolescent threat and reward neural function

The protective effect of neighbourhood social cohesion on adolescent mental health following stressful life events

Measurement of Social Processes at the Neighborhood Level in Baltimore City

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