The purpose of this review is to highlight the neighborhood, socioeconomic, and racial
influences on chronic pain. Negative influences on the experience of chronic pain are …

In an increasingly urbanized world, where cardiometabolic issues in cities have raised
public health concerns, urban greenness is known to be beneficial for some of the most …

According to cultivation theory, higher levels of crime-based media consumption result in an
increased fear of crime. This study extends cultivation theory's basic assertion by (a) creating …

It is a general assumption that ex-offenders would likely fall into a life of crime if they could
not find a job after release from prison. Prior studies showed that African American ex …

This paper considers the ways in which neighbourhood perceptions can differentially affect
residential mobility, particularly in low-income areas. Given the long history of understanding …

In the fear of crime literature, there is a consensus that women consistently report higher
levels of fear. I examine how men and women assess their risks in light of prior experience …

We used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study which includes a sample
of adolescents of age 15 at the most recent wave (between 2014 and 2017) from mainly low …

Although crime rates dramatically declined during the 1990s, recent statistics indicated more
than one third of the US population continued to be afraid of areas within one mile of their …

BACKGROUND High neighborhood crime and low perceptions of safety may influence
blood pressure (BP) through chronic stress. Few studies have examined these associations …

Unmaintained vacant land in urban areas is associated with a number of negative outcomes
for residents of urban areas, including mental and physical health, safety, and quality of life …