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Neighborhood Social-contextual Characteristics and Residents’ Mental Health and Well-being - Understanding Place Effects through a Qualitative Study of Residents in Seoul -

동네의 사회적 맥락 특성과 정신건강 - 서울시 거주자 대상 질적 연구를 통한 장소효과의 이해 -

Naeun Gu1
구 나은1
1정회원(주저자, 교신저자), 울산대학교 주거환경학과 조교수
Corresponding AuthorNaeun Gu, Department of Housing & Interior Design, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Namgu, Ulsan, Korea. E-mail: naeun9@ulsan.ac.kr
25 October 2023. pp. 037-050
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Abstract

Most previous research on the place effects on mental health has focused on compositional characteristics of people living in particular areas, rather than contextual characteristics of places. In this study, we explored what kind of neighborhood social-contextual characteristics can have effects on the residents’ mental health and well-being, and the specific process of how the characteristics are perceived and have positive or negative effects. We conducted secondary analysis of 60 conversational interview data based on a qualitative study samples consisting of 30 adult residents from four different areas in Seoul. This study identified four social-contextual characteristics which may have effects on residents’ mental health: neighborhood reputation, social relationships and support from neighborhood community, order and civility (disorder and incivility), and residential stability. These identified social-contextual characteristics seem to be highly interrelated and should be more carefully studied to better understand the place effects.

Keywords
Neighborhood
Place Effects
Social-Contextual Characteristics
Mental Health and Well-being
키워드
동네
장소 효과
사회적 맥락 특성
정신 건강
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 34
  • No :5
  • Pages :037-050
  • Received Date : 2023-08-11
  • Revised Date : 2023-09-05
  • Accepted Date : 2023-09-20
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2023.34.5.037
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