Rural-urban area of residence and trajectories of children's behaviour in England

Midouhas, Emily and Platt, Lucinda (2014) Rural-urban area of residence and trajectories of children's behaviour in England. Health and Place, 30 . pp. 226-233. ISSN 1353-8292

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Abstract

Despite extensive studies of neighbourhood effects on children’s outcomes, there is little evidence on rural-urban impacts on child mental health. We modelled trajectories of emotional-behavioral problems of white majority children at ages 3, 5, and 7 in England in areas with varying levels of rural and urban settlement, using the Millennium Cohort Study. After adjusting for area selection, children in less sparse rural areas had fewer conduct and peer problems, and children in areas with a mix of rural and urban settlement had fewer emotional symptoms, explained by the quality of their schools. Area differences remained in emotional problems

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.journals.elsevier.com/health-and-place/
Additional Information:	© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Sets:	Departments > Social Policy
Funders:	Bloomsbury Colleges Consortium studentship
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2014 15:20
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/59431/

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