From Childhood to Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Social Environments and Psychological Well-Being in Predominantly Black American Urban Communities.

ABSTRACT: Neighborhood environments may significantly impact psychological well-being, particularly in Black American communities where historical inequities and resilience factors intersect. This mixed-methods study investigates retrospective perceptions of childhood and current neighborhood social environments and their associations with loneliness and psychological distress in adulthood. Data were drawn from the Think PHRESH study, an ancillary project to the Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhood Change and Health (PHRESH). A mixed-methods design integrated survey data from 739 participants (77.5% female; mean age = 63.37) and qualitative interviews with 56 residents (60.7% female; mean age = 65.95). Measures assessed childhood and adulthood neighborhood social cohesion, collective ch

SUBMITTER: Mousavi-Raad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12767694 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature