Neighbourhood social capital and adolescent self-reported wellbeing in New Zealand: A multilevel analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-21

  Aminzadeh, Kaveh ^a   Denny, Simon ^a   Utter, Jennifer ^a   Milfont, Taciano L ^b   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Teevale, Tasileta ^a   Clark, Terryann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Neighbourhoods; New Zealand; Social capital; Social environment; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBOURHOOD SOCIAL CAPITAL WELLBEING; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT SATISFACTION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84875333601     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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