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Sense of Community in Hong Kong: Relations with Community‐Level Characteristics and Residents’ Well‐Being
Author(s) -
Mak Winnie W. S.,
Cheung Rebecca Y. M.,
Law Lawrence S. C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/s10464-009-9242-z
Subject(s) - residence , health psychology , sense of community , well being , psychology , conceptualization , gerontology , multilevel model , per capita income , quality of life (healthcare) , community health , demography , social psychology , public health , sociology , medicine , nursing , artificial intelligence , machine learning , computer science , psychotherapist
Sense of community (SOC) has been one of the most studied topics in community psychology. However, no empirical study to date has investigated SOC in Hong Kong and its relations with community characteristics and residents’ psychological well‐being. A representative sample of 941 Hong Kong Chinese based on a randomized household survey was conducted in all 18 districts in Hong Kong. Results of hierarchical linear modeling indicated that SOC was not associated with sociodemographic indicators on both the individual‐level (i.e., gender, age, family income, education level, type of residence, and area‐to‐capita ratio of residence) and the community‐level (i.e., proportion of individuals with tertiary education, median family income, ownership of residence, population density, and resident stability). SOC was negatively related to daily hassles and positively with social support and quality of life. Conceptualization of SOC in Hong Kong was discussed.