Promotive Factors Within Neighborhood, Family, and School Contexts for Adolescents Living in an Urban, High-Burden Community
Rachel C. Garthe,
Deborah Gorman-Smith,
Shongha Kim
et al.
Abstract:Adverse outcomes associated with living in urban, high-burden communities can be reduced by strengthening promotive factors—processes that promote positive development or resilience. Utilizing the social development strategy, we examined promotive factors (perceptions of safety, attachment, rewards and opportunities for prosocial involvement) across neighborhood, family, and school, in relation to mental health and violence outcomes. Participants were 1,744 adolescents (50% female, 91% Black) from an urban, hi… Show more
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