Neighborhood Context and Perceptions of Stress Over Time: An Ecological Model of Neighborhood Stressors and Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Resources

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 544-556

  Brenner, Allison B ^a   Zimmerman, Marc A ^a   Bauermeister, Jose A ^a   Caldwell, Cleopatra H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adolescence; Neighborhood; Perceived stress; Promotive factor; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876853867     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-013-9571-9     Document Type: Article

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