Open AccessSocial cohesion and quality of life in Bandung: A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Sekar Ayu Paramita,
Chiho Yamazaki,
Lukman Hilfi,
Deni Kurniadi Sunjaya,
Hiroshi Koyama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0258472
Subject(s) - cohesion (chemistry) , rasch model , population , quality of life (healthcare) , cross sectional study , psychology , gerontology , medicine , environmental health , developmental psychology , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychotherapist , pathology
In Bandung, Indonesia, urban expansion, rapid economic growth, and population increase present enormous challenges to the maintenance of a high quality of life (QOL) for its citizens. Moreover, income distribution in the city has become more unequal, thereby threatening social cohesion. Such situations led us to investigate the states and correlation of social cohesion and QOL in Bandung. In 2018, we conducted a questionnaire survey of social cohesion and QOL using 13 and 18 question items, respectively. We employed the Rasch model analysis to analyze the logit measures of 752 responses. The results revealed that the population of Bandung has high social cohesion and decent QOL. Our findings suggest that in Bandung QOL is significantly correlated with social cohesion, therefore strategies that seek to enhance social cohesion may be beneficial to improve the QOL.