The protective effect of neighbourhood social cohesion on adolescent mental health following stressful life events.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to stressful life events is an established risk factor for the development of adolescent mental disorder. Growing evidence also suggests that neighbourhood social environments, including strong social cohesion, could have a protective effect on mental health. However, little is known about how neighbourhood social cohesion may buffer against the effects of stressful life events on adolescent mental health. Our aim was to assess whether neighbourhood social cohesion modifies the association between stressful life events and adolescent mental health outcomes.

Methods

Data were drawn from a nationally-representative prospective sample of Canadian adolescents, including 5183 adolescents aged 12/13 years at T1 and 14/15 years at T2. Caregivers reported neighbo

SUBMITTER: Kingsbury M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322549 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature