Adolescent Risk Taking, Neighborhood Social Capital, and HealthJournal of Adolescent Health Volume 43, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 246-252
To assess the roles of a neighborhood measure of social capital, family affluence, and risk taking on adolescent self-rated health.
Using binary logistic regression models, it is found that higher levels of risk taking and lower levels of neighborhood social capital and family affluence are independently associated with worse overall perceptions of health. These influences are not found to interact with each other.
Neighborhood social capital, risk taking, and family affluence are important factors to consider when addressing the health of adolescents. Results are discussed in terms of possible health promoting interventions.
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