Developing a measure of community well-being based on perceptions of impact in various life domains

M. Joseph Sirgy; Robin N. Widgery; Dong Jin Lee; Grace B. Yu

doi:10.1007/s11205-009-9479-9

Developing a measure of community well-being based on perceptions of impact in various life domains

M. Joseph Sirgy, Robin N. Widgery, Dong Jin Lee, Grace B. Yu

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Abstract

A new measure of community well-being is developed based on the notion that community residents perceive the quality-of-life (QOL) impact of community services and conditions in various life domains (e. g., family, social, leisure, health, financial, cultural, consumer, work, spiritual, and environmental domains). These perceptions influence residents' overall perception of community well-being, their commitment to the community, and their overall life satisfaction. Survey data were collected in the Flint area (Michigan, USA) in four waves (1978, 1990, 2001, and 2006). The data supported the nomological validity of the measure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	295-311
Number of pages	17
Journal	Social Indicators Research
Volume	96
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-009-9479-9
Publication status	Published - 2010 Apr

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This research has been partially supported by the Social Systems Research Institute and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation of Flint, Michigan, USA.

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