Neighborhood effects on internalizing and externalizing problems, and academic competence: a comparison of Roma and non-Roma adolescents

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00038-020-01425-z" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00038-020-01425-z</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01425-z" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00038-020-01425-z</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Neighborhood effects on internalizing and externalizing problems, and academic competence: a comparison of Roma and non-Roma adolescents

Original language description

Objectives The current study tested the extent to which the neighborhood context influenced Roma youth adjustment (internalizing and externalizing problems, and academic competence) and whether ethnicity moderated these links and explained unique variance. Methods Cross-sectional data were collected from 369 Roma and non-Roma early and middle adolescents. Results Roma youth reported significantly lower SES, school grades, and academic aspirations. Perceived fear or concerns about neighborhood safety predicted all three internalizing problems, for both Roma and non-Roma adolescents; neighborhood acquaintanceship density and nighttime social activities predicted externalizing behaviors, for both ethnic groups; and finally, both ethnicity and nighttime social activities predicted school grades, while only ethnicity predicted academic aspirations. No significant by ethnicity interaction effects were found. Conclusions Roma youth reported lower grades and academic aspirations, but no mean level differences were found in internalizing or externalizing problems by ethnicity. On the other hand, neighborhood variables were important for both groups of youth, and with the exception of measures of academic competence, ethnicity did not explain unique variance. Thus, developmental processes, the links between neighborhood variables and measures of adjustment, were highly similar in Roma and non-Roma youth.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Public Health

ISSN

1661-8556

e-ISSN

1661-8564

Volume of the periodical

65

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

1383-1392

UT code for WoS article

000547785600002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85087774290