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The impact of the physical environment on adolescents in the inner city (Michigan, Illinois).

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The impact of the physical environment on adolescents in the inner city (Michigan, Illinois).
Author:	Obasanjo, Olusegun Olutosin.
Description:	228 p.
Notes:	Chair: Sharon E. Sutton.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 59-07, Section: A, page: 2216.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International59-07A.
Subject:	Architecture.
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9840617
ISBN:	0591944979

The impact of the physical environment on adolescents in the inner city (Michigan, Illinois).
Obasanjo, Olusegun Olutosin.

The impact of the physical environment on adolescents in the inner city (Michigan, Illinois). [electronic resource] - 228 p.

Chair: Sharon E. Sutton.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 1998.

In the first study, the relationship between the physical conditions in a Detroit public housing project and the psychosocial functioning of residents was examined through in-depth interviews and participant observations. The investigation suggested that social factors, such as negligent management and poor maintenance, contribute to social disorganization and have psychological and social repercussions for individuals (particularly youth) and their communities. This study underscored the need to examine the environmental experience of youth, who became the focus of the second study.

ISBN: 0591944979Subjects--Topical Terms:

208437
Architecture.

The impact of the physical environment on adolescents in the inner city (Michigan, Illinois).
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520 # $a In the third study, a revised questionnaire was administered to 680 adolescents attending public high schools in Chicago. Items indexing housing quality, neighborhood quality and restorative resources were reconstituted. Objective measures of the physical environment, as well as measures of social support, locus of control and mild delinquency were also included. Furthermore, moderated and mediated relations between environmental variables and psychosocial outcomes were analysed. Findings suggested that perceived residential quality and restorative experiences are associated with perceived relationships with family and friends, personality characteristics, cognitive functioning, and delinquent behavior. Differences in environmental experiences due to race-ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age were also observed.
520 # $a In this iteration, a survey was administered to 63 low-income adolescents attending a Chicago public high school. The relationship between environmental experience--defined as housing quality, neighborhood quality, and restorative resources--was assessed through 53 items in a self-reported questionnaire. Cognitive functioning was indexed using measures for cognitive control, psychosomatic illness, cognitive failure, and directed attention fatigue (a robust indicator of cognitive functioning). Findings indicated a direct relationship between perceived housing quality and cognitive functioning. However, restorative resources displayed an unexpected inverse relationship to cognitive functioning.
520 # $a These studies indicate that inner-city adolescents who perceive their environments less favorably are at risk for various undesirable outcomes, including poor relations with family and friends, impaired cognitive functioning, and delinquency. The findings suggest that interventions should improve the environmental experiences of inner-city youth, thereby fostering their efficacy and well-being.
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