Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas

We examined whether urbanicity – living in inner, middle, outer or growth areas – was associated with children's developmental vulnerability. We also explored effects of neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’, conceptualised as living in an outer or growth area with high neighborhood disadvantage,...

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Main Authors: Karen Villanueva, Gavin Turrell, Amanda Alderton, Melanie Davern, Sally Brinkman, Lise Gauvin, Sharon Goldfeld, Hannah Badland
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Karen Villanueva
Gavin Turrell
Amanda Alderton
Melanie Davern
Sally Brinkman
Lise Gauvin
Sharon Goldfeld
Hannah Badland
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description We examined whether urbanicity – living in inner, middle, outer or growth areas – was associated with children's developmental vulnerability. We also explored effects of neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’, conceptualised as living in an outer or growth area with high neighborhood disadvantage, was associated with children's developmental vulnerability. There seemed to be no relationship between the level of urbanicity and child development, but unsurprisingly children living in the most disadvantaged areas were more likely to be developmentally vulnerable. When taken together, children living in inner city most disadvantaged areas had the poorest developmental outcomes. Consequently, research investigating the impact of urbanicity on child development needs to account for neighborhood disadvantage.
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spelling doaj-art-e806fa4c86e342b0a933bfaf18978d3d2025-08-20T01:57:52ZengElsevierWellbeing, Space and Society2666-55812024-12-01710023110.1016/j.wss.2024.100231Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areasKaren Villanueva0Gavin Turrell1Amanda Alderton2Melanie Davern3Sally Brinkman4Lise Gauvin5Sharon Goldfeld6Hannah Badland7Social Equity Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, 124 LaTrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia; Corresponding author.Centre for Urban Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, 124 LaTrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AustraliaSocial Equity Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, 124 LaTrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, AustraliaCentre for Urban Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, 124 LaTrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AustraliaEducation Futures, University of South Australia, City West Campus, Yungondi Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, AustraliaDepartment of Social & Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health of the Université de Montréal (ESPUM), 7101 Parc Ave., 3rd Floor, 3137, Canada; Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) Pavillon St-Antoine, 3rd Floor, S03-334, 850 St-Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9, CanadaMurdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia; Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, AustraliaSocial Equity Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, 124 LaTrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AustraliaWe examined whether urbanicity – living in inner, middle, outer or growth areas – was associated with children's developmental vulnerability. We also explored effects of neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’, conceptualised as living in an outer or growth area with high neighborhood disadvantage, was associated with children's developmental vulnerability. There seemed to be no relationship between the level of urbanicity and child development, but unsurprisingly children living in the most disadvantaged areas were more likely to be developmentally vulnerable. When taken together, children living in inner city most disadvantaged areas had the poorest developmental outcomes. Consequently, research investigating the impact of urbanicity on child development needs to account for neighborhood disadvantage.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000496Neighborhood disadvantageUrbanicityDouble disadvantageChild developmentGrowth areas
spellingShingle Karen Villanueva
Gavin Turrell
Amanda Alderton
Melanie Davern
Sally Brinkman
Lise Gauvin
Sharon Goldfeld
Hannah Badland
Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas
Wellbeing, Space and Society
Neighborhood disadvantage
Urbanicity
Double disadvantage
Child development
Growth areas
title Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas
title_full Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas
title_fullStr Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas
title_full_unstemmed Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas
title_short Neighborhood ‘double disadvantage’ and child development in inner city and growth areas
title_sort neighborhood double disadvantage and child development in inner city and growth areas
topic Neighborhood disadvantage
Urbanicity
Double disadvantage
Child development
Growth areas
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000496
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