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In this research, the relationship between fulfillment of needs, social capital, and sense of community and individual well-being has been explored by testing the perception of sense of community by means of residential satisfaction. The study involves the participations of 677 adults from Mersin, Turkey. A model in which social capital mediates the relationship of fulfillment of needs with sense of community and individual well-being has been validated by path analysis. Accordingly, fulfillment of needs and variables of social capital significantly predict sense of community and individual well-being. The results have been discussed in detail with regard to socio-cultural aspects.
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Yetim, N., Yetim, Ü. Sense of Community and Individual Well-Being: A Research on Fulfillment of Needs and Social Capital in the Turkish Community. Soc Indic Res 115, 93–115 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0210-x
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