Children's perceptions of neighbourhood trustworthiness and safety and their mental health

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1208-1213

  Meltzer, Howard ^a   Vostanis, Panos ^b   Goodman, Robert ^c   Ford, Tamsin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Greenwood Institute of Child Health   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Neighbourhood; Psychopathology; Safety; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 37149028410     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01800.x     Document Type: Article

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