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来源

URBAN GEOGRAPHY,Vol.39,Issue10,P.1484-1509

语言

英文

关键字

Life satisfaction; social cohesion; social contacts; neighborhoods; heterogeneity; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PUBLIC-POLICY; WEAK TIES; HAPPINESS; NETWORKS; HAPPY; COMMUNITIES; COHESION; CITIES; MODEL

作者单位

[Hoogerbrugge, Marloes M.] Erasmus Univ, Erasmus Happiness Econ Res Org, POB 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands. [Burger, Martijn J.] Erasmus Univ, Dept Appl Econ, Tinbergen Inst, Rotterdam, Netherlands. [Burger, Martijn J.] Erasmus Happiness Econ Res Org, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Hoogerbrugge, MM (reprint author), Erasmus Univ, Erasmus Happiness Econ Res Org, POB 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands. E-Mail: hoogerbrugge@ese.eur.nl

摘要

In this study, we examine the relationship between neighborhood-based social capital and residents' life satisfaction by considering resident heterogeneity. Using a database of the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, we find a small but significant positive association between neighborhood-based social capital and individual life satisfaction. However, we also find considerable differences among residents because neighborhood-based social capital is important mainly for people who are more likely to spend considerable time in the neighborhood or who are more neighborhood dependent (i.e. less-educated people, people who live on welfare, people with poor health, retired people, and those who are divorced or widowed). Our results confirm the importance of neighborhood-based social capital for residents' life satisfaction in terms of both actual social contacts with neighbors and the perceived social cohesion within a neighborhood. At the same time, the importance of neighborhood-based social capital varies among different groups of residents. These findings have important implications for policy-makers.