Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design (대한건축학회논문집:계획계)

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The Impacts of the Neighborhood Environment on the Social Network Formation of Elderly - Focusing on the Elderly in North-east Region of China -

근린 주거환경이 노인의 사회적 네트워크 형성에 미치는 영향 - 중국 동북 지역을 중심으로 -

  • Received : 2019.06.10
  • Accepted : 2019.08.12
  • Published : 2019.08.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of the topography and the neighborhood facility on the aged people's social network formation. The paper samples the aged people living in Changchun city located in a flat ground and Tonghua city located in a mountain region. Four selections of dwelling districts from the two cities are based on amount of the facilities maintaining the wealth and living area same to do the questionnaires. One hundred aged people are selected in the each dwelling district to fill out the questionnaires, and 386 valid questionnaires are finally obtained. The data obtained from the questionnaires are used to do some statistic analysis by using SPSS24.0 program. The results are shown as following: In the case of same amount of neighborhood facility for dwelling district, the aged people living in a flat ground use the facility more frequently and communicate more often with their friends and neighbors than the aged people living in a mountain region do, the social network forms more easily as well. In the other case of same topography dwelling districts, the aged people living in an abundant facility dwelling district use the facility more frequently and communicate more with their neighbors and friends than the aged people living in a mountain region do, so the social network forms more easily as well. Thus it can be seen that topography and amount of facility are significant influence factors of the aged social network formation.

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