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The problem with neighbors
Author(s) -
Paquin Gary W.,
Gambrill Eileen
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(199401)22:1<21::aid-jcop2290220104>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - respondent , annoyance , psychology , mediation , social psychology , energy (signal processing) , telephone survey , advertising , statistics , computer science , mathematics , sociology , business , political science , social science , law , computer vision , loudness
Using data from a random telephone survey, this paper explores the nature of annoyances between neighbors. Neighbor annoyances were both pervasive (90% of the respondents reported that they experienced at least one annoyance in the last 3 years) and varied (averaging 2.5 different types per respondent). The estimated percentage of life stress attributable to neighbor annoyances was only 8.5%. However, for a small minority (6%), annoyance with neighbors consumed a considerable amount of their energy and, in some cases, led to forced moves and threats of violence. Implications of these findings for community mediation are discussed.