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Neighborhood Environment and Residential Intention in Seoul Before and After COVID-19 - Social Capital Pathways Across Age Groups -

COVID-19 팬데믹 전후 서울시 근린환경과 지속거주의향의 구조적 연관성 - 연령대별 사회적 자본 경로 분석 -

Hee-Ran Cho1
,
Ja-Hoon Koo2
,
Hyungun Sung3
조 희란1
,
구 자훈2
,
성 현곤3
1정회원(주저자), 한양대학교 도시대학원 지역개발경영학과 박사수료
2정회원(공동저자), 한양대학교 도시대학원 지역개발경영학과 교수
3정회원(교신저자), 한양대학교 도시대학원 지역개발경영학과 교수
Corresponding AuthorHyungun Sung, Graduate School of Urban Studies, Department of Urban and Regional Development Management, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Korea. E-mail: hgsung80@hanyang.ac.kr
25 October 2025. pp. 121-134
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Abstract

This study examines how neighborhood-environment perceptions and social capital are structurally related to residential intention and compares age-group path differences among Seoul residents before and after COVID-19 (2018, 2023). Pre-pandemic, only older adults showed significant direct effects of all neighborhood-environment factors on residential intention, whereas youth and middle-aged groups were significant on selected paths. The mediating effect of trust-based social capital was positive but limited to older adults. Post-pandemic, the significance of transport, walkability, and green-space paths increased across all ages; green-space effects were strongest for older adults but significant and negative for youth. Public transport and walkability were salient for youth, while housing, medical care, and education were more salient for the middle-aged. Communication- and participation-based social capital showed negative or non-significant associations with residential intention across all ages, and mediation via social capital was likewise negative or non-significant. These findings delineate post-pandemic shifts in age-specific policy priorities and in the composition of social capital, providing an empirical basis for tailored housing policies and community recovery.

Keywords
Residential Intention
Neighborhood Environment
Social Capital
COVID-19 Pandemic
키워드
지속거주의향
근린환경
사회적 자본
코로나19 팬데믹
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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 : 36
  • No :5
  • Pages :121-134
  • Received Date : 2025-09-23
  • Revised Date : 2025-10-13
  • Accepted Date : 2025-10-14
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2025.36.5.121
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