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Gentrification, perceptions of neighborhood change, and mental health in Montréal, Québec
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Gentrification, perceptions of neighborhood change, and mental health in Montréal, Québec

Amy J. Youngbloom, Benoit Thierry, Daniel Fuller, Yan Kestens, Meghan Winters, Jana A. Hirsch, Yvonne L. Michael and Caislin Firth
SSM - population health, v 22, 101406
Jun 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101406
PMID: 37114239
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Abstract

Built environment Gentrification Neighborhood change Social environment Mental Health
While census-defined measures of gentrification are often used in research on gentrification and health, surveys can be used to better understand how residents perceive neighborhood change, and the implications for mental health. Whether or not gentrification affects mental health may depend on the extent to which an individual perceives changes in their neighborhood. Using health and map-based survey data, collected from 2020 to 2021, from the Interventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team, we examined links between perceptions of neighborhood change, census-defined neighborhood gentrification at participant residential addresses, and mental health among 505 adults living in Montréal. After adjusting for age, gender, race, education, and duration at current residence, greater perceived affordability and more positive feelings about neighborhood changes were associated with better mental health, as measured by the mental health component of the short-form health survey. Residents who perceived more change to the social environment had lower mental health scores, after adjusting individual covariates. Census-defined gentrification was not significantly associated with mental health, and perceptions of neighborhood change did not significantly modify the effect of gentrification on mental health. Utilizing survey tools can help researchers understand the role that perceptions of neighborhood change play in the understanding how neighborhood change impacts mental health. •Adults in Montréal perceived more change and faster-paced change when living in gentrified neighborhoods. •Exposure to census-defined gentrification was not associated with mental health in Montréal. •Greater perceived affordability and more positive feelings about change was associated with better mental health. •Greater perceived change to the social environment was negatively associated with mental health. •Perceiving more neighborhood change did not modify the association between census-based gentrification and mental health.

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