Roosa Mark W, White Rebecca M B, Zeiders Katharine H, Tein Jenn-Yun
All authors were affiliated with Arizona State University's Prevention Research Center. Roosa, and Zeiders are in the School of Social and Family Dynamics; White is in the School of Health Management and Policy; Tein is affiliated with the Psychology Department.
J Community Psychol. 2009 Apr 1;37(3):327-341. doi: 10.1002/jcop.20298.
Accumulating research demonstrates that both archival indicators and residents' self-reports of neighborhood conditions are useful predictors of a variety of physical health, mental health, substance use, criminal, and educational outcomes. Although studies have shown these two types of measures are often related, no research has systematically examined their relationship. With a sample of Mexican Americans, this study examined this relationship and demographic factors that might account for variations of residents' perceptions of their neighborhoods. Results showed that country of birth, social class, family structure, and gender moderated relations between archival variables and adults' perceptions of danger. Thus using information from both archival data and self-reports should improve the ability of neighborhood researchers to understand individual differences in responses to neighborhood conditions.
越来越多的研究表明，档案指标和居民对邻里环境的自我报告都是多种身体健康、心理健康、物质使用、犯罪和教育结果的有用预测指标。尽管研究表明这两种测量方法通常是相关的，但尚无研究系统地考察它们之间的关系。本研究以墨西哥裔美国人作为样本，考察了这种关系以及可能导致居民对邻里环境认知差异的人口统计学因素。结果表明，出生国家、社会阶层、家庭结构和性别调节了档案变量与成年人对危险的认知之间的关系。因此，综合使用档案数据和自我报告中的信息，应能提高邻里环境研究人员理解个体对邻里环境反应差异的能力。
