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A multilevel path analysis of social networks and social interaction in the neighbourhood

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  • Pauline van den Berg
  • Harry Timmermans

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The topic of neighbourhood-based social interactions has gained attention in the last decades in the light of urban policies that aim to deal with problems regarding social segregation and exclusion, quality of life and liveability in urban areas. Social interactions are expected to play an important role in dealing with these problems. However, empirical studies investigating to which extent neighbourhood characteristics can improve social contacts among residents are scarce and inconclusive. Therefore, this paper studies the role of socio-demographics and neighbourhood characteristics in the formation of social network ties and social interactions with neighbours. Based on data collected in 2011 in 70 different neighbourhoods of Eindhoven in the Netherlands in a survey among 751 respondents these relationships are analysed using a multi-level path analysis approach. The results indicate that neighbourhood-based contacts are influenced by personal and household characteristics, such as education, income, work status, ethnicity, household composition, and years at the current address. Neighbourhood characteristics are not found to affect social network size, the share of neighbours in the network or the frequency of interaction with neighbours.

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  • Pauline van den Berg & Harry Timmermans, 2015. "A multilevel path analysis of social networks and social interaction in the neighbourhood," REGION, European Regional Science Association, vol. 2, pages 55-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:wiw:wiwreg:region_2_1_32
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    1. Minou Weijs-Perrée & Gamze Dane & Pauline van den Berg & Machiel van Dorst, 2019. "A Multi-Level Path Analysis of the Relationships between the Momentary Experience Characteristics, Satisfaction with Urban Public Spaces, and Momentary- and Long-Term Subjective Wellbeing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-19, September.
    2. Liza Murlender & Karen Choe & Marina Ayelén Fernandez & Martin Agrest & Sara Elena Ardila-Gómez, 2024. "‘We see they are abandoned’: Social support between people discharged from long-term psychiatric hospitalizations and their neighbors in Argentina," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 70(3), pages 498-506, May.
    3. Linh Nguyen & Pauline van den Berg & Astrid Kemperman & Masi Mohammadi, 2020. "Where do People Interact in High-Rise Apartment Buildings? Exploring the Influence of Personal and Neighborhood Characteristics," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-23, June.
    4. Teo, Celine & Chum, Antony, 2020. "The effect of neighbourhood cohesion on mental health across sexual orientations: A longitudinal study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 265(C).
    5. Lisanne Bergefurt & Astrid Kemperman & Pauline van den Berg & Aloys Borgers & Peter van der Waerden & Gert Oosterhuis & Marco Hommel, 2019. "Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Explained by Public-Space Use and Mobility Patterns," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-20, November.

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