TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Does neighborhood collective efficacy for families change over time? The Boston Neighborhood Survey
JO  - Journal of community psychology
A1  - Schmidt, Nicole M.
A1  - Tchetgen Tchetgen, Eric J.
A1  - Ehntholt, Amy
A1  - Almeida, Joanna
A1  - Nguyen, Quynh C.
A1  - Molnar, Beth E.
A1  - Azrael, Deborah R.
A1  - Osypuk, Theresa L.
SP  - 61
EP  - 79
VL  - 42
IS  - 1
N2  - There is an increased interest in how neighborhood social processes, such as collective efficacy, may protect mental health. Yet little is known about how stable these neighborhood processes are over time, or how to change them to influence other downstream factors. We used a population-based, repeat cross-sectional study of adults (n=5135) to assess stability of collective efficacy for families in 38 Boston neighborhoods across 4 years (2006, 2008, 2010) (the Boston Neighborhood Survey). We test temporal stability of collective efficacy for families across and within neighborhoods using 2-level random effects linear regression, fixed effects linear regression, T-tests, and Wilcoxon rank tests. Across the different methods, neighborhood collective efficacy for families remained stable across 4 years, after adjustment for neighborhood composition. If neighborhood collective efficacy is measured within 4 years of the exposure period of interest, assuming temporal stability may be valid.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-4392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21594
ID  - ref1
ER  -