This study explored which are the most and least favorite places among 562 adolescents (292 F e 270 M), with ages between 13 and 19 (mean age 15 yr 7 mo, s.d. 1 yr 1 mo), attending 9th grade, with 274 respondents in public and 288 in private schools. Some 39.5% live in the central area of Brasília, 60.5% in the surrounding cities. Some 215 live in apartments, 314 in single occupancy houses. Results indicate that the most frequently mentioned favorite place was the home (n = 195, 35.3%), followed by Shopping Malls (n = 108, 19.6%) and bar/disco/parties (n = 103, 18.7%). The least favorite places were bar/disco/parties (n = 108, 21.3%), school (n = 90, 17.7%) and places that provoke negative feelings (n = 32, 6.3%). Differences are discussed in terms of gender, type of school and type of residence.
favorite places; place identity; adolescence; environmental psychology
