Racially mixed neighborhoods, perceived neighborhood social cohesion, and adolescent health in Canada
Racially mixed neighborhoods, perceived neighborhood social cohesion, and adolescent health in Canada
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.030
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Ram, Bali
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作者：
Abada, Teresa;Hou, Feng;Ram, Bali
利用加拿大人口普查和全国儿童和青少年纵向调查的数据，我们研究了少数族裔社区集中对加拿大青少年总体健康状况和抑郁症状的影响。我们还研究了感知邻里凝聚力的作用以及它对青少年健康的影响程度。我们的研究结果表明，少数民族的种族集中对可见的少数民族青年来说是一种健康劣势，而感知到的邻里凝聚力被发现是两种健康结果的保护因素。感知邻里凝聚力有利于居住在少数族裔高度集中的社区的青少年的总体健康状况（但不利于抑郁）。(C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
Using data from the Canadian Census and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, we examine the effects of neighborhood concentration of racial minorities on general health status and depressive symptoms of Canadian adolescents. We also examine the role of perceived neighborhood cohesion and the extent to which it contributes to adolescent health. Our findings show that the racial concentration of ethnic minorities represents a health disadvantage for visible minority youth while perceived neighborhood cohesion is found to be a protective factor for both health outcomes. Perceived neighborhood cohesion is beneficial for the general health status (but not depression) of adolescents residing in neighborhoods with a high concentration of racial minorities. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.