TY - JOUR
T1 - The Socioecological Model of Procommunity Action
T2 - The Benefits of Residential Stability
AU - Oishi, Shigehiro
AU - Rothman, Alexander J
AU - Snyder, Mark
AU - Su, Jenny
AU - Zehm, Keri
AU - Hertel, Andrew W.
AU - Gonzales, Marti Hope
AU - Sherman, Gary D.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - The authors conducted 3 studies to test a socioecological model of procommunity action. Study 1 showed that residents of stable communities purchased a "critical habitat" license plate to support preservation of the environment in their home state more often than did residents of mobile communities. Study 2 demonstrated that home game baseball attendance was less dependent on the team's record in stable cities than in mobile cities. Study 3, an experiment, showed that residential stability had a causal impact on procommunity behavior. Moreover, the effect of stability was partially mediated by identification with the "community." Together, these studies indicate that residential stability can lead to stronger identification with one's community, which, in turn, leads to more procommunity behaviors.
AB - The authors conducted 3 studies to test a socioecological model of procommunity action. Study 1 showed that residents of stable communities purchased a "critical habitat" license plate to support preservation of the environment in their home state more often than did residents of mobile communities. Study 2 demonstrated that home game baseball attendance was less dependent on the team's record in stable cities than in mobile cities. Study 3, an experiment, showed that residential stability had a causal impact on procommunity behavior. Moreover, the effect of stability was partially mediated by identification with the "community." Together, these studies indicate that residential stability can lead to stronger identification with one's community, which, in turn, leads to more procommunity behaviors.
KW - community
KW - residential mobility
KW - well-being
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-3514.93.5.831
DO - 10.1037/0022-3514.93.5.831
M3 - Article
C2 - 17983303
AN - SCOPUS:36048929523
SN - 0022-3514
VL - 93
SP - 831
EP - 844
JO - Journal of personality and social psychology
JF - Journal of personality and social psychology
IS - 5
ER -
