title: Is Easy Access Related to Better Life? Walkability and Overlapping of Personal and Communal Identity as Predictors of Quality of Life.
abstract: Two studies (N= 190 andN= 447) were conducted to investigate the link between living in walkable neighborhoods and satisfaction with life in a city. Additionally, we explore possible mediators of this relationship. In both studies walkability was a significant predictor of perceived quality of life in a city, and overlap between personal and communal identity (in Study 1 and Study 2) and city identification (Study 2) were mediators of the walkability-quality of life relation. Implications for research on environmental qualities of neighborhoods and on self-concept and communal identity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, ul. Bażyńskiego 4, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaśkiewicz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, ul. Bażyńskiego 4, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Besta
keywords: City identification; Identity fusion; Mediations; Quality of life; Walkability
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