Is Easy Access Related to Better Life? Walkability and Overlapping of Personal and Communal Identity as Predictors of Quality of Life

Two studies (N = 190 and N = 447) were conducted to investigate the link between living in walkable neighborhoods and satisfaction with life in a city. Additionally, we explore possible mediators of this relationship. In both studies walkability was a significant predictor of perceived quality of li...

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Autores principales: Jaśkiewicz, Michał, Besta, Tomasz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-013-9246-6
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description Two studies (N = 190 and N = 447) were conducted to investigate the link between living in walkable neighborhoods and satisfaction with life in a city. Additionally, we explore possible mediators of this relationship. In both studies walkability was a significant predictor of perceived quality of life in a city, and overlap between personal and communal identity (in Study 1 and Study 2) and city identification (Study 2) were mediators of the walkability—quality of life relation. Implications for research on environmental qualities of neighborhoods and on self-concept and communal identity are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-41151812014-08-04 Is Easy Access Related to Better Life? Walkability and Overlapping of Personal and Communal Identity as Predictors of Quality of Life Jaśkiewicz, Michał Besta, Tomasz Appl Res Qual Life Article Two studies (N = 190 and N = 447) were conducted to investigate the link between living in walkable neighborhoods and satisfaction with life in a city. Additionally, we explore possible mediators of this relationship. In both studies walkability was a significant predictor of perceived quality of life in a city, and overlap between personal and communal identity (in Study 1 and Study 2) and city identification (Study 2) were mediators of the walkability—quality of life relation. Implications for research on environmental qualities of neighborhoods and on self-concept and communal identity are discussed. Springer Netherlands 2013-06-13 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4115181/ /pubmed/25101145 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-013-9246-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2013 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115181/
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