De samenhang tussen de kwaliteit van de wijk en psychosociale problemen bij jongeren in Rotterdam

The relationship between quality of the neighborhood and psychosocial problems among young people in Rotterdam
It is assumed that neighborhood characteristics influences the development of psychosocial problems in adolescents. This assumption is mainly based on research from abroad, in the Netherlands still little research is done. Therefore in this article we examined whether there is a correlation between the quality of the neighborhood and psychosocial problems among teenagers in first and third grade. The quality of the neighborhood is measured by the social index of Rotterdam and the psychosocial problems is measured with the SDQ. Youth who experienced a lot social control and a high perception have fewer psychosocial problems. No relevant correlation was found between the quality of the neighborhood and psychosocial problems among young people. The quality of the neighborhood explained only 0.1% of the differences between the neighborhoods. This small difference can be explained by the composition (by sex, level of education en ethnicity) of the neighborhood.