Neighborhood Cohesion and Symptoms of Anxiety Across Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluates whether the association between neighborhood cohesion and frequency of anxiety symptoms varies by racial/ethnic group in the United States (US). Our study includes 89,617 respondents ages 18 and older from the National Health Interview Survey (2013-2018). We fit multivariate generalized linear regression models with interactions between neighborhood cohesion and race/ethnicity to test our hypotheses. We find that greater neighborhood social cohesion is associated with a lower frequency of anxiety symptoms for all racial/ethnic groups. However, this relationship was strongest for NL-Whites and Asians compared to NL-Black and Latine adults. No significant differences in this relationship were found between NL-Black, Latine, and Asian adults. Our study suggests that exami

SUBMITTER: Albrecht Soto SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826112 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature