Is neighbourhood social cohesion associated with subjective well-being for older Chinese people? The neighbourhood social cohesion study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hong Kong version of Neighbourhood Cohesion Instrument (HK-NCI) and examine whether neighbourhood social cohesion as measured using HK-NCI would be associated with evaluative, hedonic and eudaemonic well-being.

Design

A validation analysis followed by a cross-sectional analysis of a community-based survey.

Setting

Communities in two districts (Sha Tin and Tai Po) in Hong Kong.

Participants

301 community-dwelling Chinese men and women aged 60 years and older normally residing in Sha Tin or Tai Po for not less than six consecutive months at the time of participation in the study were interviewed.

Measurements

Neighbourhood social cohesion was measured using the 15-item HK-NCI. The Social Cohesion Sc

SUBMITTER: Yu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530414 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature