Community satisfaction, sense of community, and social well-being in China

Abstract

Social well-being in communities has received little research attention, particularly regarding the impact of community satisfaction on social well-being. Thus, we examined the link between community satisfaction and social well-being in the Chinese cultural context, and investigated whether sense of community mediates this relationship. We collected survey data from 572 residents living in various communities in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and used regression analysis to test the hypotheses. Results reveal that community satisfaction was positively related to social well-being, and sense of community played a mediating role in this relationship. Our findings provide a culture- and location-specific perspective of community satisfaction and social well-being in China and highlight the importance of social well-being in community studies.

The Relationship Between Big Five Personality and Social Well-Being of Chinese Residents: The Mediating Effect of Social Support

“…Responses to this measure were assessed on a 5-point scale, from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree.” An example of measure items was “I believe that people are kind.” The reliabilities of five dimensions were good (ranging from 0.702 to 0.725), and overall α reliability for the present sample was 0.791. Previous studies had confirmed the validity of social well-being measurement of Chinese version we used ( Miao and Wang, 2009 ; Chen and Yu, 2019 ; Chen et al, 2020 ).…”

“…The reliabilities of five dimensions were good (ranging from 0.702 to 0.725), and overall α reliability for the present sample was 0.791. Previous studies had confirmed the validity of social well-being measurement of Chinese version we used (Miao and Wang, 2009;Chen and Yu, 2019;Chen et al, 2020).…”

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Community environment moderates the relationship between older adults’ need for and utilisation of home‐ and community‐based care services: The case of China

“…In that case, perceived feelings may influence intention, and that intention may further influence behaviour (i.e., prompt a use of services). This connection suggests that having a high level of community satisfaction, probably representing the perceived identification of the community (i.e., older adults’ understanding of, attachment to, and support for the community), as well as their own identification with and sense of belonging to the community (Chen et al, 2020), might be a necessary condition for older adults’ intention to convert their HCBC need into actual use. Greater recognition of the moderating effect of community satisfaction should provide a strong stimulus for changes to social work practices in an effort to improve older adults’ community satisfaction.…”

“…having a high level of community satisfaction, probably representing the perceived identification of the community (i.e., older adults' understanding of, attachment to, and support for the community), as well as their own identification with and sense of belonging to the community(Chen et al, 2020), might be a necessary condition for older adults' intention to convert their HCBC need into actual use. Greater recognition of the moderating effect of community satisfaction should provide a strong stimulus for changes to social work practices in an effort to improve older adults' community satisfaction.To measure the objective resources of care facilities of older adults, we adopted the accessibility of HCBC services and found a significant interaction between the need for HCBC services and the accessibility of those services in changes in HCBC use.…”