Neighbourhood Effects on Health: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cite JOURNAL ARTICLE
Style
Format
Neighbourhood Effects on Health: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Stafford, Mai | Sacker, Amanda | Ellaway, Anne | Cummins, Steven | Wiggins, Dick | Macintyre, Sally
Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 128 (2008), Iss. 1 : pp. 109–120
2 Citations (CrossRef)
Additional Information
Article Details
Author Details
Mai Stafford, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, 1 – 19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Amanda Sacker, International Institute for Society and Health, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, UK.
Anne Ellaway, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK.
Steven Cummins, Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Dick Wiggins, Department of Sociology, City University London, UK.
Sally Macintyre, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK.
Cited By
-
On the application of structural equation modeling for the construction of a health index
Yanuar, Ferra | Ibrahim, Kamarulzaman | Jemain, Abdul AzizEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Vol. 15 (2010), Iss. 5 P.285
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12199-010-0140-7 [Citations: 18] -
Effects of the Built Environment on Childhood Obesity: The Case of Urban Recreational Trails and Crime
Sandy, Robert | Tchernis, Rusty | Wilson, Jeffrey | Liu, Gilbert | Zhou, XilinSSRN Electronic Journal, Vol. (2011), Iss.
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1850833 [Citations: 0]
Abstract
Many studies document associations between area deprivation and health but the explanatory pathways linking deprivation to health are not clear. Potential neighbourhood determinants of health include socio-relational characteristics, the built environment and neighbourhood amenities. Using obesity as an example, we theorised a model of the potential causal pathways linking neighbourhood characteristics, through diet and physical activity, to obesity. A structural equation modelling approach was used to test the model empirically using health data from national surveys in England and Scotland. The advantages and limitations of structural equation modelling are discussed and we contend that the approach provides a useful way of combining data from several sources to test theorised explanatory models linking the neighbourhood to health.