commitments are influenced by neighbourhood characteristics. We investigate this process for migrant youth, a group that lags … behind in educational attainment compared to native youth, and might therefore be particularly vulnerable to neighbourhood … proportions of immigrants increases the educational commitments of migrant youth compared to living in neighbourhoods with lower …

it motivates youth to engage in troublesome behavior. This study builds upon this body of research to demonstrate how … nearby violence affects child-parent conflict. The results indicate that youth who experience high levels of neighborhood … violence report higher levels of conflict with parents than youth with low exposure to neighborhood violence. These results are …