The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of 'Eyes on the Street'
| Autor: | Joanna Lombard, Frederick L. Newman, Craig A. Mason, Arnold R. Spokane, Scott C. Brown, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, José Szapocznik, Frank Martinez, Hilda Pantin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Aging Urban Population Social Psychology Population Level design Anxiety Models Psychological Cohort Studies Social support Residence Characteristics Adaptation Psychological Humans Prospective Studies education Poverty Socioeconomic status Built environment Aged education.field_of_study Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences Depression Social perception Social Support Hispanic or Latino Consumer Behavior Mental health Social relation Clinical Psychology Social Perception Facility Design and Construction Florida Housing Environment Design Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Gerontology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journals of Gerontology: Series B. (2):234-246 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/geronb/gbn011 |
| Popis: | Background. Research on contextual and neighborhood effects increasingly includes the built (physical) environment’s infl uences on health and social well-being. A population-based study examined whether architectural features of the built environment theorized to promote observations and social interactions (e.g., porches, windows) predict Hispanic elders ’ psychological distress. Methods. Coding of built environment features of all 3,857 lots across 403 blocks in East Little Havana, Florida, and enumeration of elders in 16,000 households was followed by assessments of perceived social support and psychological distress in a representative sample of 273 low socioeconomic status (SES) Hispanic elders. Structural-equation modeling was used to assess relationships between block-level built environment features, elders ’ perceived social support, and psychological distress. Results. Architectural features of the front entrance such as porches that promote visibility from a building’s exterior were positively associated with perceived social support. In contrast, architectural features such as window areas that promote visibility from a building’s interior were negatively associated with perceived social support. Perceived social support in turn was associated with reduced psychological distress after controlling for demographics. Additionally, perceived social support mediated the relationship of built environment variables to psychological distress. Conclusions. Architectural features that facilitate direct, in-person interactions may be benefi cial for Hispanic elders ’ |
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