Sources of stress in impoverished neighbourhoods: insights into links between neighbourhood environments and health

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This paper explores associations between residents' perceptions of social incivilities and physical disorders in local environments and self-reported health status. METHOD: Surveys were conducted with 4,029 residents from 13 Neighbourhood Renewal sites and 1,857 residents of corresponding Local Government Areas in Victoria. An open-ended question asked respondents to nominate the worst things about living in their neighbourhood and this qualitative data was analysed for the range of perceptions of incivilities. Quantitative data analysis considered associations between incivilities in neighbourhood environments and self-reported health status. RESULTS: Issues conceptualised as soc..