Psychological Sense of Community, Civic Engagement and Social-Well Being Among Urban Residents - The Case of Three Kebeles in Adama Town, Oromia Region
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2009-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature and types of
relationships among psychological sense of community, civic engagement
and social well-being among urban resident of Adama town. It also
focused on the advantages and disadvantages of the existence of the three
variables. Moreover, it was planned to identify major threats to
• psychological sense of community, civic engagement and social well-being
with their respective solutions.
The data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and focus
group discussion. 'fuJo hundred and eighty eight residents participated in
the study. Various statistical techniques, both qualitative and quantitative
such as percentage, one-way ANOVA, correlation and t-test were used to
analyze the data. The outcome of the data analysis revealed that ·
psychological sense of community is moderate among residents: social
well-being is about an average and civic engagement is low. It is also
identified that psychological sense of community is not significantly
correlated with civic engagement and social well-being. However, there is
a positive correlation between civic engagement and social well-being.
Furthermore, the data indicated that there are many threats to
psychological sense of community, civic engagement and social well-being
that should be addressed by concerned bodies.
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Community, Civic Engagement