Trust and Well-Being in the African American Neighborhood

Author: Usher, Carey Leigh

Source: City & Community, Volume 6, Number 4, December 2007 , pp. 367-387(21)

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Abstract:

Trust is a key component in the creation and maintenance of social capital, which has been linked to neighborhood capacity to respond to environmental challenges as well as physical and mental well-being of individuals. This article investigates the significance of this component of social capital for the health and well-being of African American residents of various types of neighborhoods. Using data collected from a sample of residents of neighborhoods characterized by differing levels of racial and economic segregation in a midsized southern city (N= 310), a psychosocial resources model of distress is employed to explore the role of trust as a critical resource mediating the impact of stress in the form of racial and economic segregation on residents' well-being. Results show that minority saturation is a more important predictor of well-being than economic segregation, and that, though no mediating influence is found, generalized trust is an important predictor of well-being.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6040.2007.00232.x

Affiliations: 1: Mary Baldwin College

Publication date: 2007-12-01

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