Poverty, Neighborhood Danger, Social Support, and the Individual Adaptation Among At-Risk Youth in Urban Areas

This article examines the relative contribution of measures of objective and subjective neighborhood danger and measures of social support from neighbors, teachers, parents, and friends on the individual adaptation of at-risk youth in two urban areas in the southeastern United States. In support of...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 1996-09, Vol.17 (5), p.641-666
Main Authors: BOWEN, GARY L., CHAPMAN, MIMI V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Failure
Adjustment
Adjustment (to Environment)
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Adults
African Americans
At Risk Students
Behavior Problems
Child Development
Children
Children & youth
Crime
Elementary School Students
Elementary Secondary Education
Ethnic Groups
Fear of Crime
Florida
Florida (Jacksonville)
High Risk Students
High School Students
Holistic Approach
Individual Development
Interpersonal Relationship
Middle Schools
Minority Groups
Neighborhood Characteristics
Neighborhoods
North Carolina
North Carolina (Charlotte)
Opportunities
Parents
Physical Health
Poverty
Psychological Needs
Public Opinion
Risk
Secondary School Students
Self Actualization
Social conditions & trends
Social Development
Social research
Social Support
Social Support Groups
Student Attitudes
Urban Areas
Urban Crime
Urban Poverty
Urban Youth
Youth
Youth Problems
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Summary:This article examines the relative contribution of measures of objective and subjective neighborhood danger and measures of social support from neighbors, teachers, parents, and friends on the individual adaptation of at-risk youth in two urban areas in the southeastern United States. In support of earlier research, the findings suggest that the adaptation of these youth is influenced more by the availability of social support, especially from parents, than from their reports and perceptions of neighborhood danger. Results are discussed in the context of a recent national public opinion poll about young adults at risk.
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/019251396017005004