Toward a social psychology of place: predicting behaviour from place-based cognitions, attitude, and identity

Stedman, R.C., 2002, Toward a social psychology of place: predicting behaviour from place-based cognitions, attitude, and identity, in: Environment and Behavior, 34, 5

  • Author : Stedman, R.C.
  • Year : 2002
  • Journal/Series : Environment and Behavior
  • Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 5
  • Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 34
  • Pages : 561-581
  • Contents in English : Sense of place, or the meanings and attachment to a setting held by an individual or group, is increasingly garnering attention in popular and academic writings, yet there have been few attempts to build systemic theory, and there remains a lack of agreement on the meaning of core concepts. This article translates places terminology into social psychology concepts with well-established measures and a strong tradition of hypothesis testing. Along with considering sense of place in this manner, the author addresses a neglected area in sense-of-place-theory: behavioural implications of sense of place.
  • Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: sense of place, place, place attachment, place satisfaction