英文摘要 |
This study reviews the literature on community attachment and sense of community to construct the theoretical framework inspired by the systemic model. The theoretical framework hypothesizes the causal relationships among age, length of residence, primary social network, interaction among neighbors, attraction to neighborhood, and sense of community. Using telephone interview data gathered from 394 residents of Taiwan, researchers rely on structural equation modeling to examine the theoretical framework. The analytical results indicate that in Taiwan, social ties (measured by primary social network and neighboring) are more important than other predictors in explaining sense of community. Social ties directly affect sense of community. Meanwhile, length of residence is directly and indirectly associated with personal sense of community, but the association differs from that suggested by the traditional systemic model. That is, the direct effect of length of residence on sense of community is negative, while its indirect effect is positive. |