Urbanism and Social Psychological Well-Being
A Cross-Cultural Test of Three Theories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2276290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bartolomeo J Palisi (California State University, Fullerton), Claire Canning (California State University, Fullerton), Claire Ann Canning (California State University System) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 527-543 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1983.tb00717.x |
| OpenAlex | W1971180765 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 21 |
Three competing theories of how urbanism affects social-psychological well-being are tested using data from London, England; Los Angeles, California; and Sydney, Australia. Path analyses are conducted using visiting friends, visiting kin, and marriage companionship in the different paths. It is found that determinist theory can be rejected because most-urban people do not have fewer social relations than less-urban people; in fact, they may have more. Subcultural theory received some weak but mixed support, and compositionalist theory generally is not supported. The three metropolitan areas do not differ markedly from each other in the paths they show. The best predictor of well-being is the quality of people's social relationships
Determinism · Epistemology · Geography · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Metropolitan area · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Test (biology) · Urban theory · Urbanism · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Methods and Data Analysis for Cross-Cultural Research
Modernaus miesto plėtra
Coupling coordination of human settlements environment and residents’ well-being in China’s mega-cities and its influencing factors
Invisible commuters
The happiness of international migrants
Misanthropolis
The Transformation of the Concept of an Urban Ecosystem
Effects of urbanism, race, and class on happiness and physical health
Urbanism and social psychological well-being
Rural-Urban Living and Level of Economic Development as Factors in Subjective Well-Being
Developments in satisfaction-research
The structure of psychological well-being
Metropolitan America in contemporary perspective
Engagement and marriage
The Urban Mosaic
Human Behavior and Social Processes
Residential Satisfaction in Relationship to Size of Place
Factorial ecology
Urban-Nonurban Differences in Social Behavior and Social Psychological Models of Urban Impact
Engagement and Marriage
Crowding and Family Relations
Overcrowding in the Home
The Public and Private Worlds of City Life
Marriage Companionship and Marriage Well-being
Leisure Activity Patterns and Marital Satisfaction over the Marital Career
The Contribution of Marriage to the Psychological Well-Being of Males and Females
Toward a Subcultural Theory of Urbanism
Dimensions of Marriage Happiness
The Preindustrial City
Urbanism as a Way of Life
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2026 (41) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |