Abstract
BackgroundCollective efficacy has been associated with many health benefits at the neighborhood level. Therefore, understanding why some communities have greater collective efficacy than others is important from a public health perspective. This study examined the relationship between gentrification and collective efficacy, in Montreal Canada.MethodsA gentrification index was created using tract level median household income, proportion of the population with a bachelor’s degree, average rent, proportion of the population with low income, and proportion of the population aged 30–44. Multilevel linear regression analyses were conducted to measure the association between gentrification and individual level collective efficacy.ResultsGentrification was positively associated with collective efficacy. Gentrifiers (individuals moving into gentrifying neighborhoods) had higher collective efficacy than individuals that lived in a neighborhood that did not gentrify. Perceptions of collective efficacy of the original residents of gentrifying neighborhoods were not significantly different from the perceptions of neighborhood collective efficacy of gentrifiers.ConclusionsOur results indicate that gentrification was positively associated with perceived collective efficacy. This implies that gentrification could have beneficial health effects for individuals living in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Highlights
Collective efficacy has been associated with many health benefits at the neighborhood level
Collective efficacy is a form of social capital that can be defined as the consolidation of neighborhood social cohesion and informal social control
Collective efficacy has been associated with many health benefits at the neighborhood level such as lower rates of cardiovascular disease [4], obesity [5], sexually transmitted diseases [6], mental health outcomes [7], and all-cause mortality, [4] as well as positive perceptions of self-rated health [8]
Summary
Collective efficacy has been associated with many health benefits at the neighborhood level. There‐ fore, understanding why some communities have greater collective efficacy than others is important from a public health perspective. Given the benefits of collective efficacy to a community, gaining an understanding of why some communities have greater collective efficacy than others is important from a public health perspective. To this end, researchers have attempted to understand the neighborhood characteristics and processes that could influence collective efficacy such as built environment design [11], neighborhood attachment [12], poverty [13], and safety [13]
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
