Neighbourhood perceptions among inner-city adolescents: Relationships with their individual characteristics and with independently assessed neighbourhood conditions

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-142

  Fagg, James ^a   Curtis, Sarah ^b   Clark, Charlotte ^c   Congdon, Peter ^a   Stansfeld, Stephen A ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Area amenities; Area attachment; Environmental perception; Geography; Health; Psychological distress; Urban deprivation indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949093392     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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