Perceptions of disorder: Contributions of neighborhood characteristics to subjective perceptions of disorder

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-93

  Franzini, Luisa ^a   Caughy, Margaret O'Brien ^b   Nettles, Saundra Murray ^c   O'Campo, Patricia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UT Houston School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus ^*  (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neighborhood poverty; Perceived disorder; Residential racial segregation; Systematic social observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149086666     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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