title: Place Identity, Participation, and Emotional Climate in a Rural Community From the Northern Coast of Peru.
abstract: Currently, in rural communities from the Peruvian northern coast, it is common to find a climate of distrust and pessimism that accompanies the lack of coordinated social action and community participation among residents. This study analyzes the relationships that people develop with regard to the place where they live in, how it associates to the ways they participate in their community and the relationship that these two variables have with the perceived emotional climate, in a rural community from the northern coast of Peru (n = 81). Results indicate that place identity is significantly associated with a high community participation and a climate of trust in the community. Finally, a Path Analysis is performed to analyze comprehensively the relationship between these variables. The results suggest that place identity does have an influence on perceived positive climate in the community, being mediated by the dimensions of community participation.
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima , Peru.|b Grupo de Psicología Política , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima , Peru.|b Grupo de Psicología Política , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima , Peru.|b Grupo de Psicología Política , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Jan Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rottenbacher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003256:Community Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D012931:Social Environment; D058992:Social Participation; D035502:Trust; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Peru; community participation; emotional climate; place identity