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Combating loneliness: The role of neighbourhood ICT, environmental attractiveness, and a sense of belonging to a local community




TekijätLatikka Rita, Savela Nina, Rubio-Hernandez Rosana, Koivula Aki, Makkonen Jouko, Nieto Fernandez Fernando, Vaananen Kaisa, Oksanen Atte

KustantajaWILEY

Julkaisuvuosi2023

JournalJournal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiJOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Lehden akronyymiJ COMMUNITY APPL SOC

Sivujen määrä17

ISSN1052-9284

eISSN1052-9284

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2717

Verkko-osoite https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2717

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/180336343


Tiivistelmä
Neighbourhoods can provide a sense of belonging to a local community and support subjective well-being. Our goal was to gain novel insight into the value of neighbourhood information and communication technology (ICT) in combating loneliness. Furthermore, we were interested in how a sense of belonging to a local community can be a potential mediating factor and the role of environmental attractiveness. We used data from a nationwide survey of Finnish respondents (N = 1,226) and structural equation modelling for data analysis. We found that perceived environmental attractiveness and a sense of belonging to a local community were negatively associated with loneliness, while the use of neighbourhood ICT was positively associated with loneliness. Perceived environmental attractiveness and use of neighbourhood ICT were positively associated with a sense of belonging to a local community. Perceived environmental attractiveness and use of neighbourhood ICT were negatively associated with loneliness via a sense of belonging to a local community. Our results suggest that perceived environmental attractiveness and use of neighbourhood ICT could help reduce loneliness by enhancing a sense of belonging to a local community. Interventions aimed at improving perceived environmental attractiveness and individuals' senses of belonging to a local community could be particularly helpful in combating loneliness. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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