Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approaches
Neighborhood renewal is now an important approach to sustainable urban development in China. However, neighborhood renewal projects are often beset with social problems such as noncooperation from residents, which can be attributed to diverse interests and complex relationships among residents. Howe...
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| description | Neighborhood renewal is now an important approach to sustainable urban development in China. However, neighborhood renewal projects are often beset with social problems such as noncooperation from residents, which can be attributed to diverse interests and complex relationships among residents. However, there is little research on resident relations in China and intra-resident conflict. Based on social capital, this study provided a better understanding of resident relationships in neighborhood renewal in China. To this end, we developed a theoretical framework of residents’ multidimensional social capital (structural, relational, and cognitive). Then, a survey was conducted to collect data from 590 residents across China who were experiencing or had experienced neighborhood renewal. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) modeling were used. The results revealed positive effects of structural social capital on relational and cognitive social capital, and the mediation role of relational social capital was demonstrated. We also tested the effects of differences in sociodemographic characteristics. Our findings verify the explanatory power of social capital regarding residents’ complex relationships in neighborhood renewal in China. Implications for theory and policy are discussed. This study helps to improve our understanding of residents’ social systems in neighborhood renewal and provides theoretical support for formulating neighborhood renewal policies in China and abroad. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82bd840d9c1340cdb22b378550666e842023-02-10T05:53:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-02-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11275101127510Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approachesRuopeng Huang0Ruopeng Huang1Fangyun Xie2Xinyue Fu3Wenli Liu4Management in the Built Environment, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Delft, NetherlandsSchool of Management Science and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaParty School of the Chongqing Committee, Chongqing, ChinaManagement in the Built Environment, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Delft, NetherlandsDepartment of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaNeighborhood renewal is now an important approach to sustainable urban development in China. However, neighborhood renewal projects are often beset with social problems such as noncooperation from residents, which can be attributed to diverse interests and complex relationships among residents. However, there is little research on resident relations in China and intra-resident conflict. Based on social capital, this study provided a better understanding of resident relationships in neighborhood renewal in China. To this end, we developed a theoretical framework of residents’ multidimensional social capital (structural, relational, and cognitive). Then, a survey was conducted to collect data from 590 residents across China who were experiencing or had experienced neighborhood renewal. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) modeling were used. The results revealed positive effects of structural social capital on relational and cognitive social capital, and the mediation role of relational social capital was demonstrated. We also tested the effects of differences in sociodemographic characteristics. Our findings verify the explanatory power of social capital regarding residents’ complex relationships in neighborhood renewal in China. Implications for theory and policy are discussed. This study helps to improve our understanding of residents’ social systems in neighborhood renewal and provides theoretical support for formulating neighborhood renewal policies in China and abroad.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1127510/fullneighborhood renewalsocial capitalstructural equation modelingmultiple indicators multiple causesresidents behavior |
| spellingShingle | Ruopeng Huang Ruopeng Huang Fangyun Xie Xinyue Fu Wenli Liu Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approaches Frontiers in Psychology neighborhood renewal social capital structural equation modeling multiple indicators multiple causes residents behavior |
| title | Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approaches |
| title_full | Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approaches |
| title_fullStr | Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approaches |
| title_short | Modeling residents’ multidimensional social capital in China’s neighborhood renewal projects: SEM and MIMIC approaches |
| title_sort | modeling residents multidimensional social capital in china s neighborhood renewal projects sem and mimic approaches |
| topic | neighborhood renewal social capital structural equation modeling multiple indicators multiple causes residents behavior |
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