Satisfaction with the Neighborhood of Israeli and Chilean Children and its Effects on their Subjective Well-being

Ana Loreto Ditzel (), Yuli Ketain Meiri (), Ferran Casas (), Asher Ben-Arieh () and Javier Torres-Vallejos ()
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Ana Loreto Ditzel: Universidad del Desarrollo
Yuli Ketain Meiri: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ferran Casas: Universidad Andrés Bello
Asher Ben-Arieh: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Javier Torres-Vallejos: Universidad Andres Bello

Child Indicators Research, 2023, vol. 16, issue 2, No 18, 863-895

Abstract: Abstract A study of subjective well-being in 4,942 children (49% girls) aged 10 and 12 living in Israel and Chile is presented. The association between perceptions of the neighborhood and subjective well-being (SWB) was analyzed based on a mediation model using satisfaction with the neighborhood as a mediating variable. The overall results showed high average SWB scores for both countries as well as high levels of satisfaction with the neighborhoods where they live. Differences between the countries were observed for the age groups. The SWB of Chilean children decreased with age, while a decrease was not detected for the Israeli children. The mediation model had excellent fit for the age groups and countries, and the satisfaction with the neighborhood variable presents a partial mediation effect between neighborhood variables and SWB. Satisfaction with the neighborhood displayed a greater effect on the SWB of the older children than the younger ones. Gender showed significant effects on SWB only in Chile. The results are discussed, analyzing the similarities and differences between both countries and providing new evidence for the study of SWB at the international level. Questions for a more specific analysis of SWB within each country are suggested.

Keywords: Subjective well-being; Neighborhood; Israeli children; Chilean children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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