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Supportive Neighborhoods, Family Resilience and Flourishing in Childhood and Adolescence by Barnhart, Sheila, Bode, Molly, Gearhart, Michael C, Maguire-Jack, Kathryn

“…Flourishing is linked with health and well-being in childhood and adulthood. This study applied a promotive factors model to examine how neighborhood assets…”
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The Multilevel Factor Structure of Social Cohesion, Mutual Efficacy, and Informal Social Control: A Case for Practice-Informed Research by Gearhart, Michael C

“…Abstract Collective efficacy is the process by which social cohesion is activated as informal social control. Mutual efficacy, the perceived capability of the…”
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Mutual Efficacy, Self-Efficacy, and Collective Efficacy Theory: An Examination of Empowerment and Activism by Gearhart, Michael C

“…Empowerment refers to the ways in which individuals and groups gain greater control over their lives. To date, the majority of studies focus on empowerment at…”
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Preventing Neighborhood Disorder: Comparing Alternative Models of Collective Efficacy Theory Using Structural Equation Modeling by Gearhart, Michael C.

“…Highlights Develops mutual efficacy to make “efficacy” an explicit component within collective efficacy theory Compares three models of collective efficacy…”
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Testing Predictors of Mutual Efficacy by Gearhart, Michael C.

“…Objectives Collective efficacy has developed concurrently in both sociology and psychology. In sociology, collective efficacy is the process by which social…”
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Parent and Child Perceptions of Collective Efficacy as Predictors of Delinquency by Gearhart, Michael C

“…Abstract Juvenile delinquency has a negative effect on victims, communities and the individual who commits a delinquent act. However, exposure to the juvenile…”
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Criminogenic Risk, Criminogenic Need, Collective Efficacy, and Juvenile Delinquency by Gearhart, Michael C., Tucker, Riley

“…Juvenile delinquency is influenced by reciprocal relationships between micro-level and macro-level factors. The risk, need, and responsivity (RNR) model, and…”
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“The law is the law”: The Malaysian police readiness for the implementation of restorative policing by Mohammad, Taufik, Gearhart, Michael C.

“…In Malaysia, restorative justice is a relatively new concept in its criminal justice system and assessing the readiness of police officers in accepting the…”
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Youth Profiles of Police-Initiated Post-Traumatic Stress Symptomatology by Gearhart, Michael C., Bender, Annah, Barnhart, Sheila, Berg, Kristen A., Jones, Courtney

“…Police-initiated post-traumatic stress symptomatology (PI-PTSS) refers to post-traumatic stress symptoms that are rooted in interactions with police officers…”
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Assessing the emotional and behavioral impact of community and extra curricular activities, police contact, and collective efficacy among youth by Gearhart, Michael C., Littman, Danielle Maude

“…A broad body of research suggests that interactions with the police can have a negative impact on emotional and behavioral outcomes among youth. Therefore,…”
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Perceptions of Collective Efficacy Among Single Mothers: Insights for Conceptualization and Measurement by Barnhart, Sheila, Gearhart, Michael C., Maguire-Jack, Kathryn

“…Neighborhoods with higher levels of collective efficacy are associated with more favorable family outcomes such as lower teen pregnancy rates and less…”
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Fear of Crime, Racial Bias, and Gun Ownership by Gearhart, Michael C, Berg, Kristen A, Jones, Courtney, Johnson, Sharon D

“…Abstract Firearm-related violence is a significant threat to public health and safety in America. However, research highlights a critical disparity in…”
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Patterns of Neighboring and Predictors of Neighboring across Race: A Latent Class Analysis by Gearhart, Michael C., Bulger, Morgan, Joseph, Mark, Liu, Biwen

“…Residential segregation has created a stark racial and economic divide in the United States. Prior research suggests facilitating social interactions among…”
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Social cohesion, mutual efficacy and informal social control: Collective efficacy and community-based crime prevention by Gearhart, Michael C.

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A Psychometric Evaluation of the Mutual Efficacy Scale: Factor Structure, Convergent, and Divergent Validity by Gearhart, Michael C.

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Social cohesion, internal efficacy, and external efficacy: Studying voting behavior using collective efficacy theory by Gearhart, Michael C.

“…Collective efficacy theory is a widely used theoretical framework for explaining how social cohesion is activated as collective actions. Because collective…”
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Social Ties and Collective Efficacy as Predictors of Volunteering by Tucker, Riley, Gearhart, Michael C.

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The Emotional and Behavioral Impact of Social Connections and Observant Adults in the Neighborhood, School, and Family on Youth by Gearhart, Michael C., Maguire-Jack, Kathryn, Yoon, Susan, Barnhart, Sheila

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Social cohesion, mutual efficacy, and informal social control:Enhancing the conceptualization of collective efficacy by Gearhart, Michael C., Joseph, Mark L.

“…Collective efficacy has been one of the most valuable and influential concepts in neighborhood research of the past 20 years. However, interventions designed…”
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Police behaviors and procedural justice: Testing predictors of police-initiated post-traumatic stress symptoms by Gearhart, Michael C., Berg, Kristen, Barnhart, Sheila, Bender, Annah, Jones, Courtney

“…•Interactions with the police can be a traumatic experience for youth.•Officers’ verbal behaviors can have an adverse effect on youth mental health.•Officers’…”
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