Open AccessNeighborhood Stress and Life Satisfaction: Is there a Relationship for African American Adolescents?
Author(s) -
Robert F. Valois,
Jelani Kerr,
Michael P. Carey,
Larry K. Brown,
Daniel Römer,
Ralph J. DiClemente,
Peter A. Vanable
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
applied research in quality of life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1871-2584
pISSN - 1871-2576
DOI - 10.1007/s11482-018-9679-z
Subject(s) - quality of life research , socioeconomic status , life satisfaction , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , perception , promotion (chess) , stress (linguistics) , gerontology , demography , public health , clinical psychology , environmental health , social psychology , medicine , sociology , political science , population , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , law , psychotherapist , neuroscience , politics
This study identified associations between perceived neighborhood stress and adolescents' perceptions of life satisfaction. African American adolescents aged 13-18 ( n =1,658) from four matched, mid-sized cities in the northeastern and southeastern USA, completed a self-report questionnaire using an audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI). Analyses examined relationships between perceived neighborhood stress and perceived life satisfaction, while controlling for socioeconomic status (SES). Life satisfaction was found to be related to neighborhood stress for both males and females, with variability in neighborhood stress characteristics and in the magnitude of associations by gender. Further research should identify the particular characteristics of youth and specific aspects of adolescent life satisfaction associated with perceived neighborhood stress to develop community-based and culturally-sensitive quality of life improvement/health promotion programs.