Neighborhoods and neighbors: Do they contribute to personal well-being?

By S. Farrell, T. Aubry, D. Coulombe. 2004

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Rethinking how built environments influence subjective well-being: a new conceptual framework (2018, background): “Neighborhood-level focus has been key to the field of urban planning since its early creation (Sharifi 2016) and research shows that neighborhood planning is important for SWB (Farrell, Aubry, and Coulombe 2004; Kyttä et al. 2016; Sirgy and Cornwell 2002).”
Subjective Well-Being and Social Capital in Belgian Communities. The Impact of Community Characteristics on Subjective Well-Being Indicators in Belgium (2011, background): “While it can be safely assumed that subjective well-being is determined mainly by individual characteristics (DeNeve and Cooper 1998), research has also confirmed the impact of community characteristics on well-being (Farrell et al. 2004).”
Measuring perceived community support: Factorial structure, longitudinal invariance, and predictive validity of the PCSQ (perceived community support questionnaire) (2007, background): “There is research showing that poor subjective well-being and mental health are common correlates of lack of sense of community in both adult (Davidson & Cotter, 1991; Farrel et al., 2004 ) and adolescent populations (Pretty, Conroy, Dugay, Fowler, & Williams, 1996).”
Psychological Sense of Community (2014, background): “Farrel, Aubry, and Coulombe (2004) examined how the built and demographic characteristics of neighborhoods influence resident well-being.”