Collective Efficacy as a Key Context in Neighborhood Support for Urban Youth

• Published in: American journal of community psychology Vol. 63; no. 1-2; pp. 179 - 189
• Main Authors: Prince, Dana M., Hohl, Bernadette, Hunter, Bronwyn A., Thompson, Azure B., Matlin, Samantha L., Hausman, Alice J., Tebes, Jacob Kraemer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Science Ltd 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent development; Adult; Adults; Antisocial behavior; Collective efficacy; Deviance; Efficacy; Environment Design; Female; Humans; Informal adult support; Interviews as Topic; Male; Neighborhood conditions; Neighborhoods; Perceptions; Philadelphia; Physical and social disorder; Physical decay; Residence Characteristics; Safety; Self Efficacy; Social Environment; Social Support; Walking; Young Adult; Young adults; Youth; Youth support; Philadelphia; Neighborhood conditions; Physical and social disorder; Physical decay; Informal adult support; Youth support; Collective efficacy

Neighborhood context, including the physical and social environment, has been implicated as important contributors to positive youth development. A transactional approach to neighborhood asserts that place and people are mutually constitutive; negative perceptions of place are intrinsically bound wi...