Neighborhood collective efficacy and children and adolescents' externalizing behaviors across development: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesize and describe the relationship between neighborhood collective efficacy (NCE) and children and adolescents' externalizing behaviors to inform practice and policy decisions.

Study design

Data sources including PubMed, PsycINFO, and CINAHL were searched in November 2024 using the PRISMA guidelines. Literature that addressed the main predictor (neighborhood collective efficacy) and outcome (child externalizing behaviors) were included. Two authors independently evaluated the studies using the guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHBLI) Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-sectional studies. We developed an extraction table to categorize and analyze each study.

Results

We screened 294 abstracts and inc

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829874 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature