Explaining civic engagement: The role of neighborhood ties, place attachment, and civic responsibility

Abstract

This study examines whether neighborhood ties (comprising neighborhood trust and neighborhood friendship), place attachment, and civic responsibility influence a person's decision to engage in neighborly civic activities. Three personality traits were added to the model as potential moderators: egoism, altruism, and fear of negative evaluation. Using data from a survey of German citizens (n = 610), the structural equation model adopted revealed that place attachment and civic responsibility (partially) mediate the effect of neighborhood trust (neighborhood friendship) on local civic engagement intention. Furthermore, egoism negatively moderates the relationship between civic responsibility and engagement intention.

The effects of social capital, the sharing economy, and mutual support on the co-housing intentions of elderly groups - Application of the theory

“…Changes in social capital had a signi cant explanatory power on elderly groups' choice of living arrangements. The empirical results of the present study support the ndings of Dang et al [22] and Pan [58]. The estimated coe cient of attitudes on cohousing intentions was 0.243 and was signi cant at the 5% level.…”

“…This indicates that social capital has signi cant and positive effects on attitudes, that is, a stronger understanding of social capital reinforces an individual's positive attitudes toward co-housing. Dang et al [22] suggested that social capital enhances attitudinal choices in the context of choosing to colive with others. Pan [58] examined how the degree of social capital among elderly groups affected the choices they make about living arrangements.…”

“…Research has shown that individuals with more social capital and connections in a community are more likely to develop engagement intentions [20,21]. Dang et al [22] administered 160 questionnaires to German citizens to examine social capital through the lens of neighborhood relationships (de ned as neighborhood trust and neighborhood friendships). The results revealed that civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, and social trust improved citizens' attitudes toward co-housing.…”

Continuous voluntary community care services for older people in China: Evidence from Wuhu

“…self-fulfillment. First, altruism stands opposite to egoism, as it involves voluntarily helping others (57). Altruistic behavior does not have spiritual or material benefits as its primary purpose.…”

Continuous Voluntary Care Service for Older People in the Chinese Community

“…Based on the interviews and the literature review, this paper argues that voluntary action is driven by three internal incentives: altruism, social communication, and self-ful llment. In the rst place, altruism was introduced in the 19th century as a moral principle by the French philosopher and ethicist Auguste Comte (Dang, Seemann et al, 2022) [39]. Altruism stands opposite to egoism, as it involves voluntarily helping others for the purpose of action.…”