Community satisfaction, sense of community, and social well-being in China

• Zhixia Chen

  Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• Shuo Liu

  College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Scientific Research Department, Nanyang Institute of Technology

• Yanghang Yu

  Yunnan University of Finance And Economics

• Thomson Raphael Bwanali

  College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China, and Malawi Revenue Authority, Blantyre

• Veomanyphet Douangdara

  Ministry of Planning and Investment

Social well-being in communities has received little research attention, particularly regarding the impact of community satisfaction on social well-being. Thus, we examined the link between community satisfaction and social well-being in the Chinese cultural context, and investigated whether sense of community mediates this relationship. We collected survey data from 572 residents living in various communities in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and used regression analysis to test the hypotheses. Results reveal that community satisfaction was positively related to social well-being, and sense of community played a mediating role in this relationship. Our findings provide a culture- and location-specific perspective of community satisfaction and social well-being in China and highlight the importance of social well-being in community studies.

1. Zhixia Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
   College of Public Administration
2. Yanghang Yu, Yunnan University of Finance And Economics
   School of Public Finance and Management

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