Perceived neighborhood characteristics predict severity and emotional response to daily stressors.

ABSTRACT: RATIONALE:Neighborhood characteristics may influence health and well-being outcomes through stressors in daily life. OBJECTIVES:This study tested whether a varied set of perceived characteristics of neighborhood (i.e., social cohesion, safety, aesthetic quality, violence) predicted stressor frequency and severity as well as negative emotional responses to stressors. We predicted greater reported cohesion and safety and less violence would be associated with less frequent stressor exposure and severity and less intense negative affect following stressors; we conducted subsequent tests of neighborhood aesthetic quality as a predictor. METHODS:Participants (n = 233, age 25-65 years) were residents in a socio-economically, racially, and ethnically diverse zip code in Bronx, New York, most who

SUBMITTER: Scott SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5893366 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature