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The association between residential mobility and adolescents' health: The mediating role of neighborhood social cohesion
Author(s) -
Cho Youngmin
Publication year - 2020
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/jcop.22341
Subject(s) - cohesion (chemistry) , association (psychology) , psychology , social mobility , developmental psychology , gerontology , sociology , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychotherapist , social science
This study examined the relationship between residential mobility, neighborhood social cohesion, and health status in US adolescents. Using data from the 2017 National Child Health Survey, our study showed that high residential mobility is negatively related to adolescents' health. Furthermore, we found that the association between residential mobility and adolescents' health status was mediated by neighborhood social cohesion. These findings suggest that neighborhood social cohesion can be an important mechanism through which residential mobility affects adolescents' health status.