Satisfaction with the quality of urban life: A predictive model

Widgery, Robin N.

doi:10.1007/bf00903303

Cited by 26 publications

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“…Typically, community indicator projects guided by the concept of personal utility employ community surveys to capture residents' perception and evaluation of community conditions and services (e.g., Proshansky and Fabian 1986;Shin 1980;Widgery 1982). Because of the subjective nature of these indicators, emphasis is placed on primary data collection instead of compiling secondary data.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Life Overallmentioning

confidence: 99%

Theoretical Perspectives Guiding QOL Indicator Projects

Sirgy

2010

Soc Indic Res

110

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Section: Evaluation Of Life Overallmentioning

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Theoretical Perspectives Guiding QOL Indicator Projects

Sirgy

2010

Soc Indic Res

110

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“…Because the literature on sense of community is somewhat circumscribed both in terms of theory and applicability to different social groups, another domain of knowledge was sampled. This included a review of several concepts that inform our understanding of people's connectedness within the sphere of city: person-environment congruence (Greenberger, Steinberg, & Vaux, 1982;Stokols, 1979), alienation (Kanungo, 1979;Schmidt, Conn, Green, & Mesirow, 1982;Toch, 1979), quality of life (Campbell, Converse, & Rodgers, 1976;Widgery, 1982;Zautra, Beier, & Cappel, 1977), attachment and social interaction (Kasarda & Janowitz, 1974;Riger & Lavrakas, 1981), social support and social networks (Gottlieb, 1981;Hirsch, 1979;Oxley, Barrera, & Sadalla, 198 1 ;Turkat, 1980), and environmental concern/ satisfaction (Borden & Francis, 1978;Handal, Barling, & Morrissky, 1981). This literature enabled us to speculate about which social motives would be especially likely to produce sense of community, if reinforced.…”

Section: Scale Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measurement of Sense of Community Within the Sphere of City¹

Davidson

Cotter

1986

J Applied Social Pyschol

165

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Based on a deductive process, several objective items were developed to measure people's sense of community with their city of residence. An item analysis produced a 17-item scale, which was then evaluated for homogeneity and external validity in three studies using telephone interviews on random samples in Alabama and South Carolina. Of seven hypotheses that were tested, six received support. Results described the scale as internally reliable and unidimensional, and the scale differentiated between people who differed in terms of demographics, home ownership, and civic contributions. Contrary to prediction, the scale did not relate to how long people had lived in their city. Explanations for this were offered and then conclusions were drawn about the potential usefulness of the scale.

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“…The appearance of residential neighborhoods in the community has been found to affect how satisfied residents are with their community. The aesthetic quality of the community was among the major predictors of community satisfaction in one study of urban life (Widgery, 1982). Similarly, a factor defined by beauty, community maintenance, pride in the community, and sense of belonging accounted for a great deal of variance in community satisfaction among residents of "Middletown" (White, 1985).…”

Section: Physical Layoutmentioning

confidence: 96%