The criminological “broken windows” theory (BWT) has inspired public health researchers to
test the impact of neighborhood disorder on an array of resident health behaviors and …

Neighborhood factors have been linked to HIV risk behaviors, HIV counseling and testing,
and HIV medical care. However, the social–psychological mechanisms that connect …

Limited research has explored how specific elements of physical and social environments
influence mental health indicators such as perceived stress, or whether such associations …

Fredrickson and Roberts (1997) asserted that sexual objectification experiences are likely
related to women's physical safety anxiety; however, to date, very few studies have …

Adolescence is a developmental period marked by increased stress, especially among
Black youth. In addition to stress related to their developmental transition, social factors such …

In the present study, we extend prior research on objectification theory by integrating fear of
rape into a mediation model predicting depression in college women. With a sample of 496 …

Neighborhood characteristics have been shown to impact child well-being. However, it
remains unclear how these factors combine with family characteristics to influence child …

Using exploratory data analysis techniques, we propose a model of parent psychosocial
well‐being that links financial strains and household stressors to adolescents' pro‐social …

Objective: Evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between perceived
walkability-related neighborhood characteristics (eg, traffic safety) and depressive symptoms …

An accruing body of research suggests that urban environments negatively affect mental
health and well-being. It is thought that some of this so-called “urbanicity effect” can be …