The association between perceived neighborhood safety and GPA is moderated by observer-rated neighborhood disorder and by neighborhood affluence¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Perceived neighborhood safety interacted significantly with observer-rated physical neighborhood disorder to predict GPA (β = -.51, p < .01). → Martin-Storey 2014 q3 i? Perceived neighborhood safety interacted significantly with neighborhood affluence to predict grades (B = .05, p < .01), but not with neighborhood poverty. → Martin-Storey 2014 (2)

Evidence¶

Martin-Storey 2014¶

Martin-Storey, A., & Crosnoe, R. (2014). Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Adolescent School Functioning. Applied Developmental Science, 18(2), 61-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2014.876276

q3 · i? · associational · r3

Interaction term in SEM models of the SECCYD sample (n = 924); simple slopes were significant one SD above and below the mean of perceived safety. For youth in low-disorder neighborhoods, perceiving the neighborhood as safe was associated with higher grades.

"When GPA was the outcome, a significant interaction was observed between perceived neighborhood safety and observer-rated physical neighborhood disorder (β = -.51, p < .01)."

Martin-Storey 2014 (2)¶

Martin-Storey, A., & Crosnoe, R. (2014). Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Adolescent School Functioning. Applied Developmental Science, 18(2), 61-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2014.876276

q3 · i? · associational · r3

Second interaction probed in the same SEM moderation models: higher neighborhood affluence was associated with higher grades at higher levels of perceived safety and with lower grades at lower levels of perceived safety.

"Perceived neighborhood safety also interacted significantly with neighborhood affluence (B = .05, p < .01), but not neighborhood poverty, to predict grades."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Safety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Observer-rated physical neighborhood disorder is negatively associated with GPA, with each standard deviation of disorder linked to a 20.7% of a standard deviation decrease — related
• Perceived neighborhood safety is not significantly associated with standardized test scores or GPA once confounding variables are controlled — related
• Perceived neighborhood safety is protective for school attachment among low-income youth in high-disorder neighborhoods, and mediates the affluence-school attachment link only among non-low-income youth — related
• Among youth from low-income families, perceived neighborhood safety is negatively associated with GPA, whereas among non-low-income youth no association is observed — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Perceived neighborhood safety is positively associated with school attachment among 15-year-olds after controlling for individual, family, school, and external neighborhood factors — related