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Title
Neighborhood Perceptions, Self-rated Health, and Personality Traits: Evidence from Japan
Creator
Creator Name
Oshio, Takashi Oshio, Takashi
小塩, 隆士 小塩, 隆士
オシオ, タカシ オシオ, タカシ
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Creator Name
Urakawa, Kunio Urakawa, Kunio
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Kyushu University
Editor
Contributor Name
一橋大学経済研究所世代間問題研究機構 = Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Key Word
Neighborhood perceptions
self-rated health
personality traits
sense of coherence
Abstract
Although earlier studies have demonstrated an association between perceived neighborhood characteristics and self-rated health, these studies did not control for the psychological characteristics of participants, an important consideration when using self-reported data. In this study, we examined how self-rated health is associated with perceived neighborhood characteristics after controlling for personality traits as well as other individual- and area-level covariates. We employed multilevel analysis using microdata collected from a nationwide Internet survey in Japan in 2011 (N = 8,139). When controlling for personality traits, we observed that the odds for reporting poor health in response to negative neighborhood assessments declined but remained highly significant. We obtained similar results when additionally controlling for sense of coherence (SOC) or replacing personality traits with it. We also found no effect of personality traits or SOC on the sensitivity of self-rated health with negative neighborhood assessments.
Publisher
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date
2011-11
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
technical report
Version Type
VoR
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Related Title
CIS Discussion paper series ; No. 531
Number of Pages
15
Appears in Collections
CIS Discussion paper series
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/21184