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Community participation in a low-income neighborhood: the salience of sociodemographic characteristics, perceptions and experience of violence, and neighborhood attachment

Swart, L.-A.; Ismail, G.; Seedat, M.

Journal of Community Psychology 51(1): 319-333

2023

ISSN/ISBN: 1520-6629
PMID: 35700399
Accession: 080453318

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Summary
While community participation may serve as a vehicle to improve health and socioeconomic outcomes for residents in poor communities, little research exists on the individual factors that influence community participation, particularly in contexts where violence is exceptionally high. This study examined the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, perceptions, and experiences of violence, neighborhood attachment, and community participation in a low-income, under-resourced neighborhood in Johannesburg South Africa. The study used baseline data from 300 randomly selected households and multiple linear regression to assess the relationship between individual factors and community participation. The results suggest a high level of community participation, with religious organizational membership the most common. Being female, employed, and fear of violent crime were positively associated with community participation. Future research should include mixed methods and transdisciplinary research approaches for building our understandings of social justice and transformation-oriented community participation.

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