POVERTY, NEIGHBORHOOD DANGER, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND THE INDIVIDUAL ADAPTATION AMONG AT-RISK YOUTH IN URBAN AREAS

This article examines the relative contribution of measures of objecti ve and subjective neighborhood danger and measures of social support f rom neighbors, teachers, parents, and friends on the individual adapta tion of at-risk youth in two urban areas in the southeastern United St ates. In support of earlier research, the findings suggest that the ad aptation of these youth is influenced more by the availability of soci al support, especially from parents, than from their reports and perce ptions of neighborhood danger. Results are discussed in the context of a recent national public opinion poll about young adults at risk.