The socioecological model of procommunity action: the benefits of residential stability.
The authors conducted 3 studies to test a socioecological model of procommunity action. Study 1 showed that residents of stable communities purchased a "critical habitat" license plate to support preservation of the environment in their home state more often than did residents of mobile communities. Study 2 demonstrated that home game baseball attendance was less dependent on the team's record in stable cities than in mobile cities. Study 3, an experiment, showed that residential stability had a causal impact on procommunity behavior. Moreover, the effect of stability was partially mediated by identification with the "community." Together, these studies indicate that residential stability can lead to stronger identification with one's community, which, in turn, leads to more procommunity behaviors.
Oishi
Shigehiro
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Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, USA. soishi@virginia.edu
Rothman
Alexander J
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Snyder
Mark
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Su
Jenny
J
Zehm
Keri
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Hertel
Andrew W
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Gonzales
Marti Hope
MH
Sherman
Gary D
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