Neighborhood research from a spatially oriented strengths perspective

• DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20170
• Publication Date: 2007-06-05T21:47:04Z
• Authors: Carol T. Mowbray; Michael E. Woolley; Andrew Grogan‐Kaylor; Larry M. Gant; Megan E. Gilster; Trina R. Williams...
• Keywords: Community Resilience; Resilience

Abstract Research investigating neighborhood effects on children and families has been largely deficit individual‐focused, investigated structural variables, typically produced equivocal findings small effect sizes. We suggest an approach focused community strengths resources that stresses the role of measures social interaction variables utilization analytic strategies model spatial nested nature contextual effects. To end, we offer a resilience includes both community‐level risk protective factors, suggests sources to obtain data. also provide guide for locating resource data appropriate use in research utilizing geographical information systems, multilevel modeling, strategies. Finally, discuss challenges issues be addressed further developing strategy from perspective. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 35: 667–680, 2007.