Residential Satisfaction and Civic Engagement: Understanding the Causes of Community Participation

被引：59

作者：

Grillo, Michael C. ^{[1
]}

Teixeira, Miguel A. ^{[2
]}

Wilson, David C. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA

[2] Univ Delaware, Newark, DE USA

来源：

SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH | 2010年 / 97卷 / 03期

关键词：

Residential satisfaction; Civic engagement; Political participation; VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP; COMMON INGROUP IDENTITY; CONTACT HYPOTHESIS; TRUST; PERSPECTIVE; MIGRATION; MOBILITY; NATIONS; OTHERS; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1007/s11205-009-9511-0

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we seek to examine the causes of civic engagement, which refers to a set of actions and efforts, a feeling of belonging, and an experience of investment and ownership in local, regional, national, or international communities. We propose that research on the determinants of civic engagement has missed an important independent variable, which is residential satisfaction. Building upon insights from residential satisfaction research, we hypothesize that the more satisfaction an individual has with their community, the more likely it is that they will be civically engaged. We test this theory with a hierarchical regression model. While the regression produced mixed results, our findings suggest that satisfaction with social offerings leads to an increase in civic engagement.

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页码：451 / 466

页数：16

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