Abstract

Neighbourhood social cohesion is important for the health and well-being of the ageing population. It is therefore crucial to study how we can create neighbourhoods with high levels of neighbourhood social cohesion where senior citizens can age in place. We test the hypotheses that collective self-build is positively related to social cohesion and (directly and indirectly) to social satisfaction and lower levels of loneliness. The study is based on survey data from 326 respondents of 50 years and over living in 25 collective self-build development projects and 19 conventionally developed housing projects in the Netherlands. The results of a structural equation model (SEM) reveal that collective self-build is directly related to neighbourhood social cohesion and lower feelings of social loneliness. We find an indirect effect on social satisfaction. These positive relationships hold while controlling for personal and household characteristics. This quantitative study adds scientific knowledge on the collective self-build development method and its relation to social cohesion, loneliness and satisfaction.

摘要

邻里社会凝聚力对于老年人口的健康和福祉非常重要。因此，研究如何创建具有高水平社区社会凝聚力的社区，让老年人能够就地养老至关重要。我们检验了这样的假设：集体自我建设与社会凝聚力以及（直接和间接）社会满意度和较低的孤独感呈正相关。该研究基于对居住在荷兰 25 个集体自建开发项目和 19 个传统开发住房项目中的 326 名 50 岁及以上受访者的调查数据。结构方程模型（SEM）的结果表明，集体自我建设与邻里社会凝聚力和较低的社会孤独感直接相关。我们发现对社会满意度有间接影响。在控制个人和家庭特征的情况下，这些积极的关系仍然存在。这项定量研究增加了集体自建发展方法及其与社会凝聚力、孤独感和满意度关系的科学知识。