South African Adolescents' Neighborhood Perceptions Predict Longitudinal Change in Youth and Family Functioning

Autor/inn/en	Tarantino, Nicholas; Goodrum, Nada M.; Salama, Christina; LeCroix, Rebecca H.; Gaska, Karie; Cook, Sarah L.; Skinner, Donald; Armistead, Lisa P.
Titel	South African Adolescents' Neighborhood Perceptions Predict Longitudinal Change in Youth and Family Functioning
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 38 (2018) 8, S.1142-1169 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431617725196
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Student Attitudes; Predictor Variables; Youth; Caregivers; Females; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Health Promotion; Prevention; Parent Student Relationship; Parent Participation; Child Rearing; Blacks; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; Neighborhoods; Sexuality; South Africa (Cape Town) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Prädiktor; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Weibliches Geschlecht; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Elternmitwirkung; Kindererziehung; Black person; Schwarzer; Ausland; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Sexualität
Abstract	This study examined South African early adolescent youth (aged 10-14 years) and their female caregivers (N = 99 dyads) participating in an HIV prevention intervention over a period of 8 months. We examined youth perceptions of neighborhood cohesion, safety, and collective monitoring as they related to concurrent and longitudinal associations with youth (externalizing behavior and hope about the future) and family (parent-youth relationship quality, parental involvement, and parental responsiveness to sex communication) functioning while controlling for baseline characteristics. Neighborhood perceptions were significantly associated (p < 0.05) with short- and longer term outcomes. Gender differences suggested a greater protective association of perceived neighborhood conditions with changes in functioning for boys versus girls. Unexpected associations were also observed, including short-term associations suggesting a link between better neighborhood quality and poorer family functioning. We account for the culture of this South African community when contextualizing our findings and conclude with recommendations for interventions targeting neighborhood contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01