Confirmation of the factorial structure of neighbourhood attachment and neighbourhood identity scale

Abstract Previous studies indicate that attachment and identity imply different relationships with a place, but that the high correlation between both variables often hinders their empirical and conceptual differentiation. Such lack of clarity of the relationship between different place-related concepts is for many the main obstacle to furthering progress in this field. In this study, a confirmatory factorial analysis was conducted to verify the factorial structure of the neighbourhood attachment and neighbourhood identity scale developed by Hernández, Hidalgo, Salazar-Laplace, and Hess (2007). Moreover a simultaneous comparison was made of two groups based on the variable, length of residence. The results corroborate the structure of both factors, validate it as being the same in both groups, and assess the influence of length of residence on intensity of bond.

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