Are rural residents happier? A quantitative analysis of subjective wellbeing in Scotland

Gilbert, Alana; Colley, Kathryn; Roberts, Deborah

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.01.002

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“…Sometimes, adding a dimension of social capital has been found to explain differences between spatial aspects, i.e., Puntscher, Hauser, Walde, and Tappeiner (2015) found that in both urban and rural regions, the explanatory power of SWB disappeared when trust, associational activity and social ties were controlled for. Other studies have confirmed the importance of frequency of social contacts (Gilbert, Colley, & Roberts, 2016), social trust, (Helliwell & Putnam, 2004;Puntscher et al, 2015), and community involvement (Helliwell, 2003). In addition, there is strong established empirical evidence on the socio-economic and personal characteristics affecting SWB, including health, income, employment, age and marital status (Blanchflower, 2009…”

Section: Socio-spatial Position and Swbmentioning

confidence: 96%

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Spatial nature of urban well-being

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The evidence for connections between subjective well-being and spatial factors remains inconclusive, especially with respect to the immediate living environment. To fill this gap, this paper explores the relationship between individuallevel subjective well-being and spatial variables in urban areas. This resolution is achieved by utilizing finely divided geographical information system (GIS)-based neighbourhood data, and controlling for objective and subjective spatial characteristics, as well as socio-spatial factors. The results suggest that subjective well-being has some spatial nature, but the direction of these relationships is highly dependent on the subjective well-being measure used. For example, central pedestrian zones flourish in terms of quality of life, whereas the highest happiness is reported in car-oriented zones. Overall, subjective spatial characteristics are more important for well-being than objective ones.

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“…Guided by the categorization of Gilbert et al (2016), the responses were grouped into three categories: daily or one to two times a week, one to three times a month, or less than once a month or never. .…”

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Spatial nature of urban well-being

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“…GS has also been shown to be associated with mental HWB in rural areas [25,26,27,28]. When Gilbert, Colley and Roberts [29] investigated subjective wellbeing in rural areas of Scotland, they found that residents living in remote rural areas reported higher levels of life satisfaction compared with non-rural areas. Other studies investigating associations between mental HWB and GS in rural areas have found a significant relationship with rurality [30,31].…”

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A Scoping Review Mapping Research on Green Space and Associated Mental Health Benefits

Wendelboe‐Nelson

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Background: There is a growing interest in research investigating the association between green space (GS) and mental health and wellbeing (HWB), in order to understand the underlying mechanisms. Accordingly, there is a need to map the literature and create an overview of the research. Methods: A scoping review approach was used to map literature on GS, including context and co-exposures (the GS exposome), and their associations with mental HWB. The review considers mental HWB definitions and measurements and how GS is characterized. Furthermore, the review aims to identify knowledge gaps and make recommendations for future research. Results: We identified a great diversity in study designs, definitions, outcome measures, consideration of the totality of the GS exposome, and reporting of results. Around 70% of the 263 reviewed studies reported a positive association between some aspect of GS and HWB. However, there is a limited amount of research using randomized controlled crossover trails (RCTs) and mixed methods and an abundance of qualitative subjective research. Conclusions: The discords between study designs, definitions, and the reporting of results makes it difficult to aggregate the evidence and identify any potential causal mechanisms. We propose key points to consider when defining and quantifying GS and make recommendations for reporting on research investigating GS and mental HWB. This review highlights a need for large well-designed RCTs that reliably measure the GS exposome in relation to mental HWB.

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“…Several international studies have shown that limited access to various services, long distances and lack of public transportation, isolation and poverty particularly affect the elderly in rural areas (Shucksmith andChapman 1998, Scharf, Walsh andO'Shea 2016). More supportive communities, however, might compensate for structural disadvantages such as longer distances and poorer access to services in rural areas, and rural residents might perceive these disadvantages as less important than those living in urban areas do (Gilbert, Colley and Roberts 2016). Other studies have emphasized the positive aspects of ageing in rural communities, including strong social networks, social integration, and a healthy and safe environment (Winterton and Warburton 2012).…”

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Ageing in Norwegian Rural and Urban Communities

Blekesaune

Haugen

2018

European Countryside

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This paper, based on data from two recent national surveys of the residents of municipalities in Norway, compares rural and urban elderly people's degree of satisfaction with locally available services and their reported involvement with others in the community. It focuses in particular on their living conditions and indicators of well-being, including their access to home care and medical services and their degree of participation and trust in local social networks. Two findings stand out. First, contrary to common expectations, rural residents are at least as satisfied with their home care and medical services as their urban counterparts are. This parity reflects Norway's policy of subsidizing social welfare services in sparsely populated areas. Second, in keeping with common expectations, they report more frequent social contacts with their neighbours and greater participation in voluntary work than urban residents do.Abstract: I denne artikkelen sammenlignes eldres levekår og livskvalitet i bygd og by. Den undersøker hvor tilfredse de eldre er med tilgang til ulike tjenester og deres sosiale deltakelse i lokalsamfunnet. Artikkelen bygger på data fra to nasjonale undersøkelser av innbyggerne i norske kommuner. Den fokuserer på eldres levekår og ulike velferdsindikatorer; tilgang til ulike ressurser og tjenester i lokalsamfunnet, sosiale nettverk, tilhørighet og tillit, og deltakelse i lokalsamfunnet. To funn skiller seg ut. For det første er eldre i rurale kommuner mest fornøyd med kommunale helseog omsorgstjenester sammenlignet med eldre i urbane kommuner. For det andre rapporterer eldre i rurale kommuner at de har hyppigere og tettere kontakt med sine naboer og at de i større grad deltar i frivillig arbeid enn eldre som bor i urbane kommuner.Nøkkelord: aldring, rurale-urbane forskjeller, levekår, livskvalitet, sosiale nettverk, frivillig arbeid, Norge

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Are rural residents happier? A quantitative analysis of subjective wellbeing in Scotland

Cited by 70 publications

References 47 publications

Spatial nature of urban well-being

Spatial nature of urban well-being

A Scoping Review Mapping Research on Green Space and Associated Mental Health Benefits

Ageing in Norwegian Rural and Urban Communities

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