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TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental Health, Deprivation, and the Neighborhood Social Environment
T2 - A Network Analysis
AU - McElroy, E.
AU - McIntyre, J.C.
AU - Bentall, R.P.
AU - Wilson, T.
AU - Holt, K.
AU - Kullu, C.
AU - Nathan, R.
AU - Kerr, A.
AU - Panagaki, K.
AU - McKeown, M.
AU - Saini, P.
AU - Gabbay, M.
AU - Corcoran, R.
N1 - The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Clinical Psychological Science, 7 (4), 2019, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Clinical Psychological Science page: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cpx on SAGE Journals Online: http://journals.sagepub.com/
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - Different aspects of the neighborhood social environment have been linked with mental ill health; however, the mechanisms underlying these associations remain poorly understood because of the number and complexity of the components involved. We used a novel statistical approach, network analysis, to explore the complex associations between neighborhood social cohesion, social disorder, and mental-health symptoms in a sample of 3,670 adults from an economically deprived region of the United Kingdom (mean age = 49.34 years, SD = 18.87; 57% female). Elasso regularized networks were estimated, and network comparisons were conducted by level of deprivation. Mental-health symptoms and neighborhood components formed relatively distinct clusters of items. These domains were linked primarily by paranoia, although only in the most deprived group. Drunken/rowdy behavior was particularly influential within the neighborhood cluster; therefore, policies aimed at reducing such disruptive behavior could have positive knock-on effects for social cohesion and mental health.
AB - Different aspects of the neighborhood social environment have been linked with mental ill health; however, the mechanisms underlying these associations remain poorly understood because of the number and complexity of the components involved. We used a novel statistical approach, network analysis, to explore the complex associations between neighborhood social cohesion, social disorder, and mental-health symptoms in a sample of 3,670 adults from an economically deprived region of the United Kingdom (mean age = 49.34 years, SD = 18.87; 57% female). Elasso regularized networks were estimated, and network comparisons were conducted by level of deprivation. Mental-health symptoms and neighborhood components formed relatively distinct clusters of items. These domains were linked primarily by paranoia, although only in the most deprived group. Drunken/rowdy behavior was particularly influential within the neighborhood cluster; therefore, policies aimed at reducing such disruptive behavior could have positive knock-on effects for social cohesion and mental health.
KW - antisocial behavior
KW - deprivation
KW - mental health
KW - neighborhood environment
KW - network analysis
KW - social capital
U2 - 10.1177/2167702619830640
DO - 10.1177/2167702619830640
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 719
EP - 734
JO - Clinical Psychological Science
JF - Clinical Psychological Science
SN - 2167-7026
IS - 4
ER -