Does walkable mean sociable? Neighborhood determinants of social capital among older adults in Japan
Does walkable mean sociable? Neighborhood determinants of social capital among older adults in Japan
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DOI：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.015
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Kawachi, Ichiro
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作者：
Hanibuchi, Tomoya;Kondo, Katsunori;Kawachi, Ichiro
为什么有些社区比其他社区更有凝聚力？这个难题的答案有两个部分：（a）由于居民属性的变化，和/或（B）由于地方属性的变化。然而，很少有研究试图探讨社会资本的社区层面的决定因素。在本研究中，我们研究了社会资本与不同地区特征之间的关系：（1）邻里步行能力，（2）社区定居日期，（3）城市化程度。我们的分析基于2003年进行的爱知老年学评价研究（AGES）的9414名受访者。步行性得分与任何社会资本指数之间均无显著正相关。与此相反，社区年龄和城市化程度与许多社会资本指标，即使在控制了居民的特点。因此，社区社会资本似乎更一致地与社区更广泛的历史和地理背景联系在一起，而不是与邻近的建筑环境（以步行能力衡量）联系在一起。(C)2011爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Why are some communities more cohesive than others? The answer to the puzzle has two parts: (a) due to variations in the attributes of residents, and/or (b) due to variations in the attributes of places. However, few studies have sought to examine the community-level determinants of social capital. In the present study, we examined the associations between social capital and different area characteristics: (1) neighborhood walkability, (2) date of community settlement, and (3) degree of urbanization. We based our analysis on 9414 respondents from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES), conducted in 2003. No significant positive association was found between the walkability score and any of the social capital indices. In contrast, community age and degree of urbanization were associated with many of the social capital indicators, even after controlling for characteristics of the residents. Community social capital thus appears to be more consistently linked to the broader historical and geographic contexts of neighborhoods, rather than to the proximal built environment (as measured by walkability). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.