A Multi-Level Path Analysis of the Relationships between the Momentary Experience Characteristics, Satisfaction with Urban Public Spaces, and Momentary- and Long-Term Subjective Wellbeing

Minou Weijs-Perrée, Gamze Dane, Pauline van den Berg and Machiel van Dorst
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Minou Weijs-Perrée: Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 8, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Gamze Dane: Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 8, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Pauline van den Berg: Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld 8, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Machiel van Dorst: Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 134, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: Previous research has shown that the urban environment could influence people’s behavior and wellbeing. However, little is still known about how the objective and subjective measures of the momentary experience of urban public spaces could contribute to the satisfaction with the urban environment of cities, which eventually could influence the momentary and long-term subjective wellbeing (SWB) of citizens. Therefore, the aim of this research is to gain insight into how momentary experience and satisfaction with the urban public space could contribute to the SWB of citizens, and thereby control for personal, contextual characteristics. Relationships were simultaneously analyzed using a multi-level path analysis approach based on a sample of 1056 momentary experiences of urban public spaces reported by 161 citizens of the urban area Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The results showed that personality and personal characteristics are highly important for explaining long-term SWB and subsequently long-term SWB positively influences momentary SWB (the degree of feeling secure, comfortable, happy and annoyed) together with the momentary satisfaction of urban public space characteristics. In addition, contextual characteristics, such as time/day and distance to facilities are important for explaining people’s momentary SWB. Policy makers and urban planners can use these results when developing policy and designing a healthy, attractive, livable and safe living environment for citizens.

Keywords: Urban public spaces; experiences; satisfaction; subjective wellbeing (SWB); multi-level path analysis; geotagging; experience sampling method (ESM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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