Emerging research has suggested the importance of neighbourhood identification for supporting community wellbeing, especially in disadvantaged areas. However, these relationships have not been tested across diverse neighbourhoods, nor in experimental studies that might establish causal links. To address this, we recruited a diverse community sample of over 3700 participants across two studies. Study 1 was a survey (N = 1617 from 772 distinct neighbourhoods) and found that neighbourhood identification is a mechanism through which neighbourhood socioeconomic status affects wellbeing. Study 2 was an experiment (N = 2109 from 909 distinct neighbourhoods) that found that neighbourhood identification could be enhanced through a subtle framing manipulation, which in turn predicted wellbeing, loneliness, and social cohesion. These effects were not moderated by neighbourhood socioeconomic status. Findings are discussed with a focus on implications for designing effective interventions to support community wellbeing.

新兴研究表明，社区识别对于支持社区福祉的重要性，尤其是在贫困地区。然而，这些关系尚未在不同社区进行测试，也未在可能建立因果关系的实验研究中进行测试。为了解决这个问题，我们在两项研究中招募了超过 3700 名参与者的多元化社区样本。研究 1 是一项调查（来自 772 个不同社区的N  = 1617），发现社区认同是社区社会经济地位影响幸福感的一种机制。研究 2 是一个实验 ( N = 2109 来自 909 个不同的社区）发现可以通过微妙的框架操作来增强社区识别，这反过来又预测了幸福感、孤独感和社会凝聚力。这些影响并没有受到社区社会经济地位的影响。讨论结果的重点是设计有效干预措施以支持社区福祉的影响。