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Context Matters: The Influence of Different Types of Neighborhood Factors on Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms

Pei, Fei
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-2498
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618584058500553

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Social Work.
As two of the most prevalent developmental problems among American children, internalizing and externalizing symptoms are closely associated with negative outcomes (Bitsko, 2016). Although neighborhood factors strongly influence children’s internalizing and externalizing symptoms, few studies have focused on understanding the influences of various neighborhood environment on such symptoms. To fill this research gap, this study systematically captures the influences of different types of neighborhood factors on behavioral problems in different developmental stages. Three research topics were examined in this dissertation: (1) the influences of two types of neighborhood factors (neighborhood structural and process factors) on internalizing and externalizing symptoms in early childhood; (2) the gender differences of the influences of neighborhood factors on adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms; and (3) how the two types of neighborhood factors affect the longitudinal development of internalizing and externalizing symptoms from early childhood to adolescent. Using the six-wave longitudinal dataset from Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, Structural Equation Model was conducted to answer the first two research questions and Latent Growth Curve Model was used to answer the third research question. Findings of this study extended the existing knowledge on child behavioral symptoms and help inform both macro- and micro-level interventions.
Susan Yoon (Committee Co-Chair)
Kathryn Maguire-Jack (Committee Co-Chair)
MoYee Lee (Committee Member)
168 p.
Social Work
neighborhood; social cohesion; social control; neighborhood structural characteristics; child development; internalizing and externalizing problems; child maltreatment

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  • Pei, F. (2021). Context Matters: The Influence of Different Types of Neighborhood Factors on Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618584058500553

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Pei, Fei . Context Matters: The Influence of Different Types of Neighborhood Factors on Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms. 2021. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618584058500553.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Pei, Fei . "Context Matters: The Influence of Different Types of Neighborhood Factors on Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618584058500553

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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