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Bouncing Back from Recent Adversity: The Role of the Community Environment in Promoting Resilience in Midlife

abstract: Lifespan psychological perspectives have long suggested the context in which individuals live having the potential to shape the course of development across the adult lifespan. Thus, it is imperative to examine the role of both the objective and subjective neighborhood context in mitigating the consequences of lifetime adversity on mental and physical health. To address the research questions, data was used from a sample of 362 individuals in midlife who were assessed on lifetime adversity, multiple outcomes of mental and physical health and aspects of the objective and subjective neighborhood. Results showed that reporting more lifetime adversity was associated with poorer mental and physical health. Aspects of the objective and subjective neighborhood, such as green spaces moderated these relationships. The discussion focuses on potential mechanisms underlying why objective and subjective indicators of the neighborhood are protective against lifetime adversity. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Psychology 2019

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:55638
Date January 2019
ContributorsStaben, Omar E (Author), Infurna, Frank J. (Advisor), Luthar, Suniya S. (Committee member), Grimm, Kevin J. (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMasters Thesis
Format60 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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