title: Perceived Neighborhood Conditions and Depression: Positive Local News as a Buffering Factor.
abstract: This study investigates positive local news as a moderator of the effects of perceived neighborhood conditions on depression. Data from an online survey of Chicago residents indicate that the relationship between fear of crime and depression is weaker for respondents who pay more attention to positive local news. Data also reveal that the indirect relationships that perceived neighborhood disorder and crime have with depression through fear of crime are weaker as attention to positive local news increases. Implications are discussed for the role of positive news as a protective factor for mental health.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication , University at Albany, State University of New York.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002641:Chicago; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008875:Middle Aged; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires