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Williams, Allison; Kitchen, Peter – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The concept of sense of place has received considerable attention by social scientists in recent years. Research has indicated that a person's sense of place is influenced by a number of factors including the built environment, socio-economic status (SES), well-being and health. Relatively few studies have examined sense of place at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Geographic Location, Attitudes
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Cornelisse-Vermaat, Judith R.; Antonides, Gerrit; Van Ophem, Johan A. C.; Van Den Brink, Henriette Maassen – Social Indicators Research, 2006
The structural relationships between body mass index, perceived health and happiness have been studied in a survey of 700 native Dutch citizens. We found an indirect effect of body mass index on happiness, via perceived health. Age had an inverted U-shaped relationship with body mass index, and both education and smoking had a negative effect on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Composition, Health, Psychological Patterns