Sport participation and the social and physical environment: explaining differences between urban and rural areas in the Netherlands

Happiness is a subjective indicator of overall living conditions and quality of life. Recently, community- and national-level investigations connecting happiness and community satisfaction were conducted. This study investigated the effects of community satisfaction on happiness in Nepal. A factor analysis was employed to examine 24 items that are used to measure community satisfaction, and a multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of these factors on happiness. In semi-urban areas, sanitation showed a positive relationship with happiness. In rural areas, edu-medical services were negatively related to happiness, while agriculture was positively related. Gender and perceived health were closely associated with happiness in rural areas. Both happiness and satisfaction are subjective concepts, and are perceived differently depending on the socio-physical environment and personal needs. Sanitation, agriculture (food) and edu-medical services were critical factors that affected happiness; however, the results of this study cannot be generalized to high-income countries.

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The subjective wellbeing of migrants in Guangzhou, China: The impacts of the social and physical environment

Cities ◽

10.1016/j.cities.2016.10.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 60 ◽

pp. 333-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Yuqi Liu ◽

Fangzhu Zhang ◽

Fulong Wu ◽

Ye Liu ◽

Zhigang Li

Keyword(s):

Physical Environment ◽

Subjective Wellbeing ◽

The Social ◽

Social And Physical Environment

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Social Progress Index for Urban and Rural Areas of a Region: Evidence from Peru

Statistika: Statistics and Economy Journal ◽

10.54694/stat.2021.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 101 (4) ◽

pp. 422-435

Author(s):

Maylee Inga-Hancco ◽

Adamari Indigoyen-Porras ◽

Sergio Parra-Alarcón ◽

Juan Cerrón-Aliaga ◽

Wagner Vicente-Ramos

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Progress ◽

Economic Policies ◽

Human Needs ◽

Middle Range ◽

The Social ◽

Global Organization ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

The present study describes the methodological process proposed by the Social Progress Imperative Global Organization to calculate the Social Progress Index in urban and rural areas of the province of Huancayo, Peru, in 2020. The survey was based on 229 observations regarding basic human needs, foundations of well-being and opportunities. The result produced an index of 56.04 for urban areas and 53.98 for rural areas; results that are in the low and low middle range respectively, identifying deficiencies in the quality of economic policies, with respect to the sanitation service, where more than 30% do not have access to drinking water, and others. It was concluded that the index showed no improvement with respect to 2019, likewise the social gaps still persist and the well-being of the aforementioned population was not increased.

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Participation and the social and physical environment of residential blocks: Crime and community context

American Journal of Community Psychology ◽

10.1007/bf00922690 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 83-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 391

Author(s):

Douglas D. Perkins ◽

Paul Florin ◽

Richard C. Rich ◽

Abraham Wandersman ◽

David M. Chavis

Keyword(s):

Physical Environment ◽

Community Context ◽

The Social ◽

Social And Physical Environment

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The nutrition transition in Mexico 1988–2016: the role of wealth in the social patterning of obesity by education

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980018001167 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (13) ◽

pp. 2394-2401 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Carolina Pérez-Ferrer ◽

Anne McMunn ◽

Paola Zaninotto ◽

Eric J Brunner

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Prevalence Ratio ◽

Household Wealth ◽

Education Level ◽

Obesity Prevalence ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Social ◽

Lower Education ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

AbstractObjectiveThe present study investigates whether the reversal of the social gradient in obesity, defined as a cross-over to higher obesity prevalence among groups with lower education level, has occurred among men and women in urban and rural areas of Mexico.DesignCross-sectional series of nationally representative surveys (1988, 1999, 2006, 2012 and 2016). The association between education and obesity was investigated over the period 1988–2016. Effect modification of the education–obesity association by household wealth was tested.SettingMexico.SubjectsWomen (n 54 816) and men (n 20 589) aged 20–49 years.ResultsIn both urban and rural areas, the association between education and obesity in women varied by level of household wealth in the earlier surveys (1988, 1999 and 2006; interaction P<0·001). In urban areas in 1988, one level lower education was associated (prevalence ratio; 95 % CI) with 45 % higher obesity prevalence among the richest women (1·45; 1·24, 1·69), whereas among the poorest the same education difference was protective (0·84; 0·72, 0·99). In the latest surveys (2012, 2016), higher education was protective across all wealth groups. Among men, education level was not associated with obesity in urban areas; there was a direct association in rural areas. Wealth did not modify the association between education and obesity.ConclusionThe reversal of the educational gradient in obesity among women occurred once a threshold level of household wealth was reached. Among men, there was no evidence of a reversal of the gradient. Policies must not lose sight of the populations most vulnerable to the obesogenic environment.

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Examining interactive effects of characteristics of the social and physical environment on aggravated assault

Journal of Criminal Justice ◽

10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.04.002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 ◽

pp. 89-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Shaun A. Thomas ◽

Grant Drawve

Keyword(s):

Physical Environment ◽

Interactive Effects ◽

Aggravated Assault ◽

The Social ◽

Social And Physical Environment

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Mobile Phone Usage and Its Socio-Economic Impacts in Pakistan

Impacts of Mobile Use and Experience on Contemporary Society - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7885-7.ch007 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 112-127

Author(s):

Sadia Jamil

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Economic Impacts ◽

Interesting Case ◽

Sindh Province ◽

The Social ◽

Males And Females ◽

Mobile Phone Usage ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

Mobile Use

Through examining use of mobile in Pakistan's Sindh province, the current chapter presents a unique and interesting case of the socio-economic impacts of mobile use on users' lifestyles. Although there exists an obvious divide between urban and rural areas in terms of impacts of mobile use, the case of Pakistan could serve as an alert to scholars that why mobile use remains limited in narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas against a backdrop of mobile being widely believed to be able to play a big role in narrowing the social and economic gap between urban and rural areas. The author of this chapter found that mobile use was also gender-biased in rural areas, resulting in a gap between males and females as far as social and economic impacts of mobile use on their lifestyles.

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Brains in bodies in the—social, built, and natural—environment

10.1093/med/9780190060954.003.0001 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-72

Author(s):

Michael A. Arbib

Keyword(s):

Natural Environment ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Schema Theory ◽

Neural Circuitry ◽

Action Perception ◽

Self Reflection ◽

The Social ◽

Social And Physical Environment ◽

Physical Construction

Each brain enlivens a body in interaction with the social and physical environment. Peter Zumthor’s Therme at Vals exemplifies the interplay of interior with surroundings, and ways the actions of users fuse with their multimodal experience. The action–perception cycle includes both practical and contemplative actions. The author analyzes what Louis Sullivan meant by “form ever follows function,” but more often talks of aesthetics and utility. Not only are action, perception, and emotion intertwined, but so are remembering and imagination. Architectural design leads to the physical construction of buildings—but much of what our brains achieve can be seen as a form of mental construction. A first look at neuroscience offers schema theory as a bridge from cognitive processes to neural circuitry. Some architects fear that neuroscience will strip the architect of any creativity. In counterpoint, two-way reduction explores how neuroscience can “dissect” phenomenology by showing how first-person experiences arise from melding diverse subconscious processes. This raises the possibility that neuroscience can extend the effectiveness of architectural design by showing how different aspects of a building may affect human experience in ways that are not apparent to self-reflection.

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