Sense of community and political participation

Davidson, William B.; Cotte, Patrick R.

doi:10.1002/1520-6629(198904)17:2<119::aid-jcop2290170203>3.0.co;2-c

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“…For example, in addition to Parker et al's (2001) findings, prior research has also demonstrated that sense of community is significantly related to personal well-being (Davidson & Cotter, 1991;Farrell, Aubry, & Coulombe, 2004), knowledge of and participation in substance abuse prevention activities (McGuire, 1997;Peterson & Reid, 2003), participation in voluntary associations Perkins et al, 1990), and political participation (Davidson & Cotter, 1989). Thus, sense of community has been found to be an important predictor of life satisfaction and many types of neighborhood-based problem solving efforts.…”

Section: Measuring Community Social Organizationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Community Social Organization, Parents, and Peers as Mediators of Perceived Neighborhood Block Characteristics on Delinquent and Prosocial Activities

Cantillon

2006

American J of Comm Psychol

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Research on contextual and neighborhood effects has grown exponentially over the past decade as researchers have reacknowledged that community matters. Although empirical findings have consistently documented the significant influence of neighborhood context, the field is just beginning to investigate the varied and multiple pathways through which this influence is transmitted. The current study found support for both a direct and indirect influence of perceived neighborhood structural characteristics (i.e., neighborhood stability, income), measured at the block level, on neighborhood and youth outcomes. Directly, perceived neighborhood advantage led to significantly lower neighborhood rates of official delinquency and higher rates of prosocial activity. Indirectly, perceived neighborhood advantage significantly impacted outcomes by influencing more proximal constructs such as community social organization, informal social control, parenting practices, and affiliation with delinquent peers. Different pathways were significant across neighborhood and youth outcomes, yet perceived neighborhood advantage, in particular neighborhood stability, consistently exerted substantial effects, highlighting the need for more comprehensive and multilevel prevention efforts.

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Section: Measuring Community Social Organizationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Community Social Organization, Parents, and Peers as Mediators of Perceived Neighborhood Block Characteristics on Delinquent and Prosocial Activities

Cantillon

2006

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…A sense of community also has been shown to have positive influence on various outcome variables, such as wellbeing (Davidson & Cotter, 1991;Obst & Tham, 2009), and participation Davidson & Cotter, 1989). These studies demonstrate that the notion of a sense of community is useful and helpful to understand not only the locational, but also the relational dimension of the setting and to the psychological dimension.…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

Ng¹,

Fisher²

2011

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While the literature demonstrates that the relationship between religion and wellbeing is generally positive, detailed information about the context where the religion is based is rarely given. Drawing on multi-dimensional perspectives of spirituality, the present study regards spirituality as an integral dimension of a person's religious beliefs, practices and experiences within a given context. The manifestation of spirituality can be viewed from personal, interpersonal and social dimensions. The primary objective of the study is to examine whether, how and why the spirituality and religious community of Protestant tradition can affect the well-being of people in the context of Hong Kong.In the first phase of the study, 324 Chinese from four Protestant communities, representing four major kinds of Protestant spirituality, and one non-religious comparison group in Hong Kong were recruited. MANOVA results showed that religious community exerted a significant impact on people's spirituality and sense of community, which enhance their well-being -manifested in life satisfaction, social trust and civic participation. The different religious contexts exhibited different dimensions of spirituality and well-being, suggesting that the impact is not only direct but also dependent on and intertwined with the religious setting. Path analyses demonstrated the complex relationship between spirituality and well-being variables. While some of the spirituality-related variables may directly predict civic participation, the relationship between such variables and life satisfaction and social trust are mainly mediated through mental health and sense of community.The second phase of the study incorporated a field study (participant observation, interview and documentary analysis). Activity setting analysis was used as the interpretive framework, to unpack the elements of the various religious settings and to identify the present and absent conditions that help explain the variety and diversity of well-being outcomes manifested in the survey section. The data showed that immediate religious settings affect people's emotions, cognitions and behavioural patterns, through relational, ideational and even material aspects of the social environment, which finally lead to various kinds of well-being. Results also demonstrate that not only may the different religious settings enhance different kinds of well-being, but that they also provide different pathways to enhance a certain kind of well-being. These findings iii suggest that religious impacts on people's well-being are diverse and intricate. The present study thus confirms the important role of religion in people's well-being, but further signifies the intricate relationship between the various dimensions of religion and well-being. Moreover, when studying the effects of religion, both the subjective and the community context of a person's spirituality cannot be overlooked when drawing any conclusion on the costs and benefits of religion. iv v

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“…Davidson and Cotter (1989) further used the scale to demonstrate a connection between PSOC and voting patterns. Davidson and Cotter (1997) condensed the scale into five items assuming unidimensionality and found internal consistencies for their three communities of .70, .64, and .66.…”

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The Multidimensional Nature of Social Cohesion: Psychological Sense of Community, Attraction, and Neighboring

Wilkinson

2007

American J of Comm Psychol

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Items from the Neighborhood Cohesion Instrument were completed by 1,732 individuals from a random sample of households in 20 rural communities across Canada during the summer of 2001. Confirmatory factor analysis of the NCI items based on polychoric correlations and weighted least squares estimation found three underlying latent variables. Although items were related to the three latent variables in a somewhat different manner than they were in Buckner's original study, the same three latent variables were evident, providing convincing evidence that social cohesion has at least three subscales: psychological sense of community, neighboring, and attraction. Correlations between subscales were relatively high (between .67 and .87). Intraclass correlation coefficients for the three scales were .115, .127, and .112. In addition, the community means differed on different subscales in a manner that related to recognized characteristics of the communities. Thus the subscales are appropriate measures for both individuals and communities and can be recommended for further research on social cohesion.

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Sense of community and political participation

Cited by 115 publications

References 13 publications

Community Social Organization, Parents, and Peers as Mediators of Perceived Neighborhood Block Characteristics on Delinquent and Prosocial Activities

Community Social Organization, Parents, and Peers as Mediators of Perceived Neighborhood Block Characteristics on Delinquent and Prosocial Activities

Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

The Multidimensional Nature of Social Cohesion: Psychological Sense of Community, Attraction, and Neighboring

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