Connecting to Community: A Social Identity Approach to Neighborhood Mental Health.

Autor: Haslam SA; The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., Fong P; The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., Haslam C; The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., Cruwys T; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc [Pers Soc Psychol Rev] 2024 Aug; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 251-275. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 26.
DOI: 10.1177/10888683231216136
Abstrakt: Academic Abstract: Integrative theorizing is needed to advance our understanding of the relationship between where a person lives and their mental health. To this end, we introduce a social identity model that provides an integrated explanation of the ways in which social-psychological processes mediate and moderate the links between neighborhood and mental health. In developing this model, we first review existing models that are derived primarily from a resource-availability perspective informed by research in social epidemiology, health geography, and urban sociology. Building on these, the social identity model implicates neighborhood identification in four key pathways between residents' local environment and their mental health. We review a wealth of recent research that supports this model and which speaks to its capacity to integrate and extend insights from established models. We also explore the implications of the social identity approach for policy and intervention.
Public Abstract: We need to understand the connection between where people live and their mental health better than we do. This article helps us do this by presenting an integrated model of the way that social and psychological factors affect the relationship between someone's neighborhood and their mental health. This model builds on insights from social epidemiology, health geography, and urban sociology. Its distinct and novel contribution is to point to the importance of four pathways through which neighborhood identification shapes residents' mental health. A large body of recent research supports this model and highlights its potential to integrate and expand upon existing theories. We also discuss how our model can inform policies and interventions that seek to improve mental health outcomes in communities.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze: MEDLINE