Why do poor people perceive poor neighbourhoods? The role of objective neighbourhood features and psychosocial factors

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 744-754

  Kamphuis, Carlijn B M ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Giskes, Katrina ^a,b   Huisman, Martijn ^a,c   Brug, Johannes ^a,c   van Lenthe, Frank J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental audit; Neighbourhood aesthetics; Neighbourhood safety; Objective environment; Perceived environment; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EINDHOVEN; NETHERLANDS; NORTH BRABANT;

EID: 77952581660     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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