Perceptions of Place and Health in Socially Contrasting Neighbourhoods Export

@article{ellaway_et_al_2002, abstract = {This paper describes an analysis of perceptions of the local residential environment and self-reported health in four socially contrasting neighbourhoods in Glasgow in the late 1990s. After adjusting for individual characteristics such as age, sex and social class, neighbourhood of residence predicted perceptions of problems and neighbourhood cohesion in the area: and self-assessed health, mental health and recent symptoms were associated with perceived local problems and neighbourhood cohesion. Housing tenure and employment status also predicted perceptions of the neighbourhood. These results support the importance of tackling anti-social problems in worst-off areas and of neighbourhood management across a range of areas.}, author = {Ellaway, Anne and Macintyre, Sally and Kearns, Ade}, citeulike-article-id = {3398859}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00420980120087171}, comment = {A study which firstly explores the different ways in which residents of four socially contrasting neighbourhoods (two neighbourhoods in two localities of the city of Glasgow) perceive their local environment, and then investigates the influence these factors have on self-reported health. Finds that perceptions differed in all four neighbourhoods and that perceptions of a bad neighbourhood or of low social cohesion was strongly associated with poor health. ``Neighbourhoods are arenas in which people make social comparisons which can affect their sense of well-being, often in a context where the fortunes of others are all too evident.'' (p.2315) }, doi = {10.1080/00420980120087171}, journal = {Urban Studies}, keywords = {causal-pathways, morbidity, neighbourhoods, perceptions, scotland, social-cohesion}, number = {12}, pages = {2299--2316}, posted-at = {2008-10-13 01:55:48}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Perceptions of Place and Health in Socially Contrasting Neighbourhoods}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00420980120087171}, volume = {38}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - ellaway_et_al_2002 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3398859 N2 - This paper describes an analysis of perceptions of the local residential environment and self-reported health in four socially contrasting neighbourhoods in Glasgow in the late 1990s. After adjusting for individual characteristics such as age, sex and social class, neighbourhood of residence predicted perceptions of problems and neighbourhood cohesion in the area: and self-assessed health, mental health and recent symptoms were associated with perceived local problems and neighbourhood cohesion. Housing tenure and employment status also predicted perceptions of the neighbourhood. These results support the importance of tackling anti-social problems in worst-off areas and of neighbourhood management across a range of areas. IS - 12 JF - Urban Studies EP - 2316 TI - Perceptions of Place and Health in Socially Contrasting Neighbourhoods PB - Routledge VL - 38 SP - 2299 KW - causal-pathways KW - morbidity KW - neighbourhoods KW - perceptions KW - scotland KW - social-cohesion N1 - A study which firstly explores the different ways in which residents of four socially contrasting neighbourhoods (two neighbourhoods in two localities of the city of Glasgow) perceive their local environment, and then investigates the influence these factors have on self-reported health. Finds that perceptions differed in all four neighbourhoods and that perceptions of a bad neighbourhood or of low social cohesion was strongly associated with poor health. ``Neighbourhoods are arenas in which people make social comparisons which can affect their sense of well-being, often in a context where the fortunes of others are all too evident.'' (p.2315) AU - Ellaway, Anne AU - Macintyre, Sally AU - Kearns, Ade PY - 2001/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00420980120087171 ER -