| Neighborhood Environment and Internalizing Problems in African American Children. | |
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PMID: 21234683 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This study examines gender differences in the association between environment and internalizing problems in a sample of predominately African American schoolchildren. Internalizing problems was assessed using the Youth Self Report. Violence and alcohol and other drug (AOD) exposure subscales were created using observational assessments of neighborhood blocks. Logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between neighborhood environment and internalizing problems. For each AOD item present on the block the odds of internalizing problems among girls increased by 17% (OR = 1.17, CI: 1.01, 1.35, P = 0.039). The relationship was not significant among boys. Violence exposure did not predict internalizing problems in boys or girls. These preliminary findings suggest that primary school-aged girls' emotional well-being is more negatively impacted by deleterious environments. Future investigations will examine the relationship between deleterious neighborhood environments and internalizing problems as the children age into adolescence. |
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Adam J Milam; C Debra Furr-Holden; Damiya Whitaker; Mieka Smart; Philip Leaf; Michele Cooley-Strickland |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-14 |
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Title: Community mental health journal Volume: - ISSN: 1573-2789 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-1-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0005735 Medline TA: Community Ment Health J Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway St., Room 839, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA, amilam@jhsph.edu. |
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