Neighborhood experiences, community connection, and positive beliefs about adolescents among urban adults and youth

Zeldin, Shepherd; Topitzes, Dimitri

doi:10.1002/jcop.10025

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“…This supports common findings in the neighborhood literature (e.g., Martinez et al 2002;Prezza et al 2001;Zeldin and Topitzes 2002) and underscores that certain features of neighborhoods may operate similarly for persons with serious mental illness living in their own apartments as they do among people without a mental illness diagnosis. This does not mean that it is appropriate to generalize all neighborhood research findings from non-mentally ill populations to people with SMI; but it does suggest that important features that help people feel a sense of community-including safety, neighbor relations, and satisfaction-may be common across populations.…”

Section: Experiences and Factors Associated With Sense Of Communitysupporting

confidence: 86%

“…Research findings suggest that greater perceptions of neighborhood safety are related to perceptions of neighborhood connection and sense of community (e.g., Zeldin and Topitzes 2002;Ziersch et al 2005), whereas perceptions of higher neighborhood crime are negatively related to sense of community (Martinez et al 2002). When residents perceive their neighborhoods to be unsafe, feelings of danger may overtake their daily lives, causing them to stay isolated in their homes and refuse to reach out to fellow residents (Zeldin and Topitzes 2002).…”

Section: Neighborhood Safetymentioning

confidence: 96%

“…When residents perceive their neighborhoods to be unsafe, feelings of danger may overtake their daily lives, causing them to stay isolated in their homes and refuse to reach out to fellow residents (Zeldin and Topitzes 2002). This has deleterious effects on the psychological sense of community, and it appears to be particularly problematic and under-studied among individuals with serious mental illness (Yanos et al 2004;Wong and Solomon 2002).…”

Section: Neighborhood Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Examining the Psychological Sense of Community for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Residing in Supported Housing Environments

Townley

Kloos

2010

Community Ment Health J

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The psychological sense of community is an important aspect of community life; yet, it remains largely unexamined among individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). Sense of community represents the strength of bonding among community members; and this social phenomenon likely impacts the process by which individuals with SMI integrate into community life. The current study examined sense of community (SOC) for individuals with SMI by assessing the relationships between neighborhood experiences, unique factors related to SMI (e.g., mental illness diagnosis), and sense of community in the neighborhood. Participants were 402 residents of supported housing programs who used mental health services in South Carolina. Hierarchical linear regression was utilized to determine which components of community life helped to explain variability in sense of community. In total, 214 participants reported that it is very important for them to feel a sense of community in their neighborhoods. Neighbor relations, neighborhood safety, neighborhood satisfaction, neighborhood tolerance for mental illness, and housing site type emerged as significant explanatory variables of sense of community. These findings have implications for interventions aimed at enhancing SOC and community integration for individuals with SMI.

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Section: Neighborhood Safetymentioning

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Section: Neighborhood Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Examining the Psychological Sense of Community for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Residing in Supported Housing Environments

Townley

Kloos

2010

Community Ment Health J

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“…Research findings show that higher perceptions of neighborhood safety are related to perceptions of neighborhood connection and sense of community (Zeldin and Topitzes 2002;Ziersch et al 2005), whereas perceptions of higher neighborhood crime are negatively related to sense of community (Martinez et al 2001). When residents perceive their neighborhoods to be unsafe, feelings of danger may overtake their daily lives, causing them to stay isolated in their homes and refuse to reach out to fellow residents (Zeldin and Topitzes 2002). This has deleterious effects on perceptions of supportive neighborhood social climate, and it appears to be especially problematic for individuals with serious mental illness.…”

Section: Predictors Of Neighborhood Social Climatementioning

confidence: 89%

Investigating the Relationship Between Neighborhood Experiences and Psychiatric Distress for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

Kloos

Townley

2010

Adm Policy Ment Health

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The present study examined the relationships between how research participants experienced their neighborhood, their neighborhood social climate, and psychological well-being. Participants (n = 525) were residents of supported housing programs who used mental health services at one of 17 community mental health centers in South Carolina. Hierarchical regression and mediation analyses were employed to answer research questions. Results suggest that neighbor relations, perceptions of neighborhood safety, and neighborhood satisfaction were significantly associated with perceptions of neighborhood social climate; and neighborhood social climate accounted for a significant amount of the variance in psychiatric distress. Of particular interest, perceptions of neighborhood social climate fully mediated the relationship between the specific reported neighborhood experiences and psychiatric distress. These findings have implications for interventions and policy aimed at promoting integration of individuals with serious mental illness into community settings.

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“…Often fraught with disorganization, youth residing in these communities are faced with the disjointedness of their ecology. Positive environmental supports may be scarce and, consequently, neighborhoods, typically safe places to grow up in, may not exist in their minds (Zeldin, & Topitzes, 2002). It is an ironic aspect of life in the sense that those who need strong communities the most, experience them the least.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

At-Risk Youth in After-School Programs: How Does Their Use of Media for Learning About Community Issues Relate to Their Perceptions of Community Connectedness, Community Involvement, and Community Support?

Barnett

Neely

Payne-Purvis

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JYD

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This paper highlights a study examining the impact of various media formats on at-risk youth to identify forms of media technology that might impact their community connectedness, community involvement, and community support. Over a three-year period, a sample of 133 youth enrolled in after-school programs in two communities completed a questionnaire annually consisting of the following areas: community support, community involvement, community connectedness, and media use for learning. Linear regression analysis indicated media use for learning about community issues was a predictor of student's perceptions of community support, community connectedness, and community involvement. The media format most identified for gaining knowledge about community issues by the youth was the Internet, while the use of print media increased over the course of the study. The most significant relationships were found between media use and perceptions of community overall with the most significant gains in media use during Y2, where youth knowledge of community issues increased.

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Neighborhood experiences, community connection, and positive beliefs about adolescents among urban adults and youth

Cited by 57 publications

References 57 publications

Examining the Psychological Sense of Community for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Residing in Supported Housing Environments

Examining the Psychological Sense of Community for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Residing in Supported Housing Environments

Investigating the Relationship Between Neighborhood Experiences and Psychiatric Distress for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

At-Risk Youth in After-School Programs: How Does Their Use of Media for Learning About Community Issues Relate to Their Perceptions of Community Connectedness, Community Involvement, and Community Support?

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