Investigating the Impact of Social Capital on Satisfaction of Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods (Case Study: Sultan Mirahmad and Fin Kashan)
Subject Areas : Family
mona loghman
1
(Department of Urban development, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Zahra Sadat Saeede Zarabadi
2
(Department of Urban Development, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran)
mostafa behzadfar
3
(Department of Art and Architecture, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: quality of life, Social capital, neighborhoods, Structural Equation Mode,
Abstract :
Urban neighborhoods, as the core of social interactions over time, have played a key role in shaping and organizing sustainable social relationship. Over the last decades, With development of cities and fundamental changes in the way of life of residents, these valuable urban cores have been in crisis. As approaches today Based on increasing social capital in local communities as an effective way of promoting sustainable social development and satisfaction of quality of life. The purpose of this research is to identify the dimensions and to measure the impact of social capital on satisfaction of quality of life in urban neighborhoods. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and is based on the combination of data collection. Sampling method In this multistage research and data gathering tool, a questionnaire was used which was validated using a confirmatory factor analysis and its reliability was verified using Cronbach's alpha. The hypotheses were analyzed by the test method for the difference between the mean of independent samples, Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling. The results indicate a significant relationship between variables of social capital and satisfaction of quality of life and also social capital is a good predictor for satisfaction of quality of life. The results show that the effect of social capital on satisfaction of quality of life is(0/58). The most effective of social capital on quality of life is the index of trust(0.86) and by increasing trust, it is possible to improve the quality of life in urban neighborhoods.
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