Neighbourhood identification buffers the effects of (de-)gentrification and personal socioeconomic position on mental health

Polly Fong; Tegan Cruwys; Catherine Haslam; S. Alexander Haslam

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.05.013

Neighbourhood identification buffers the effects of (de-)gentrification and personal socioeconomic position on mental health

Polly Fong^*, Tegan Cruwys, Catherine Haslam, S. Alexander Haslam

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Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that the effects of gentrification on long-term residents' mental health depends upon individual socioeconomic position. However, the role of social psychological moderators of these effects remains unexplored. Drawing on the social identity approach to health, we examine whether social identification with the neighbourhood can be protective of mental health for residents in the context of (de-)gentrification. Using multi-level modelling in a longitudinal Australian sample (N = 8376), we show that neighbourhood identification protects the mental health of residents who live in neighbourhoods that undergo positive or negative neighbourhood socioeconomic status change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	247-256
Number of pages	10
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	57
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.05.013
Publication status	Published - May 2019

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