Defining neighborhood boundaries in studies of spatial dependence in child behavior problems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to extend the analysis of neighborhood effects on child behavioral outcomes in two ways: (1) by examining the geographic extent of the relationship between child behavior and neighborhood physical conditions independent of standard administrative boundaries such as census tracts or block groups and (2) by examining the relationship and geographic extent of geographic peers' behavior and individual child behavior.

Methods

The study neighborhood was a low income, ethnic minority neighborhood of approximately 20,000 residents in a large city in the southwestern United States. Observational data were collected for 11,552 parcels and 1,778 face blocks in the neighborhood over a five week period. Data on child behavior problems were collect

SUBMITTER: Caughy MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3648484 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature