There is a significant body of literature on the association between maternal depression and child behavior but considerably less evidence on the effects of neighborhood social conditions on both of these outcomes. Although there are prevention programs at individual and family levels, the potential for neighborhood level interventions has received less attention. The research proposal below will inform future theory and research on neighborhood level research and prevention mechanisms. The proposed study will use longitudinal data from a large-scale population-based study across urban, rural and suburban areas of Los Angeles County grounded in theories of neighborhood level determinants of health, providing the opportunity to refine the theoretical tradition of collective efficacy and neighborhood disorder by testing these theories, as well as adding empirical evidence of 1) the existence and effect, if any, of neighborhood disorder on maternal depression across diverse neighborhoods in LA County, 2) whether neighborhood disorder affects childhood internalizing and externalizing behavior and 3) the reciprocal relationship of maternal depression and child behavior within the social context of the neighborhood. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31HD049314-02
Application #
7101029
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BDCN-L (29))
Program Officer
Clark, Rebecca L
Project Start
2005-08-01
Project End
2009-10-31
Budget Start
2006-08-01
Budget End
2007-07-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$30,851
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095