Research has indicated that empathy and prosocial responding are associated with
numerous emotional, psychological and social benefits. However, although adolescence is …

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 …

David Sloan Wilson, one of the world's leading evolutionists, addresses a question that has
puzzled philosophers, psychologists, and evolutionary biologists for centuries: Does altruism …

The collection of large-scale administrative records in electronic form by many cities
provides a new opportunity for the measurement and longitudinal tracking of neighborhood …

Social psychologists have long demonstrated that people are stereotyped on the basis of
race. Researchers have conducted extensive experimental studies on the negative …

Relationship marketing (RM) and loyalty programs (LPs) are key differentiation strategies for
firms facing increasing global competition. Accordingly, global interest in RM and LPs has …

Broken windows theory (BWT) has heavily influenced social science and policy over the
past 30 years. It posits that disorder in neighborhoods leads to elevated crime by inviting …

Residents in a neighborhood view physical disorders as a potential incubator for negative
incidents. Even though the disorders may not directly bring serious crime to the …

Recent studies have investigated the small sample properties of models for clustered data,
such as multilevel models and generalized estimating equations. These studies have …

In high-density cities around the world, alleys are common but neglected spaces that are
perceived as unsafe. While cities have invested resources in environmental interventions to …