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Social capital and feelings of unsafety in later life
— a study on the influence of social networks, place attachment, and civic participation on perceived safety in Belgium | | Author(s) | Liesbeth de Donder, Nico de Witte, Tine Buffel |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 34, no 4, July 2012 |
| Pages | pp 425-448 |
| Source | http://roa.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Physical environment ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Neighbourhood care ; Participation ; Social contacts ; Crime ; Anxiety ; Belgium. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to examine the relation between social capital, defined in terms of social ties, place attachment and civic participation, and feelings of unsafety in later life. Survey data for 24,962 people aged 60 years and older from 85 municipalities across Belgium provided the empirical evidence for the analysis. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that a lack of opportunities for political participation was the most important factor in interpreting feelings of unsafety. In addition several features of place attachment proved to be associated with feelings of unsafety, such as neighbourhood satisfaction and neighbourhood involvement. Finally some recommendations to reduce feelings of unsafety among older people are discussed. The results point to the need to enhance opportunities to give older people a voice in the process of political decision making as an important action in reducing feelings of unsafety. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026069 A |
| Classmark | R: RH: PQN: TMB: TOA: TWA: ENP: 76E |
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