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Adolescent Place Attachment, Social Capital, and Perceived Safety

A Comparison of 13 Countries

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ID11054140
AuthorsLorenza Dallago (University of Padova Padua Italy, corresponding author), Douglas D Perkins (0000-0002-1838-2778, Vanderbilt University Nashville TN USA), Massimo Santinello (0000-0002-4604-328X, University of Padova Padua Italy), Will Boyce (Queen's University Kingston ON Canada), Michal Molcho (0000-0002-7353-8931, National University of Ireland Galaway Ireland), Antony Morgan (0000-0002-6055-4772, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) London UK)
Year2009
Volume44
Issue1-2
Pages148-160
Publication date2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1007/s10464-009-9250-z
PMID19533329
OpenAlexW2169714253
LanguageEN
Citations received67
References cited86

In adolescence, children become increasingly independent and autonomous, and spend more time in neighborhood settings away from home. During mid‐to‐late adolescence, youth often become more critical about the place they live. Their attachment to home and even community may decrease as they explore and develop new attachments to other specific places. The aim of this study is to understand how 15‐year‐old students from 13 countries perceive their local neighborhood area (place attachment, social capital and safety), and how these different community cognitions are interrelated. We hypothesize that their place attachment predicts safety, and that the relationship is mediated in part by social capital. Result show that, despite cross‐cultural differences in neighborhood perceptions, the proposed theoretical model fits robustly across all 13 countries

Developmental psychology · Health psychology · Perception · Place attachment · Public health · Social capital · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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