School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
J Community Psychol. 2021 Sep;49(7):2366-2382. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22524. Epub 2021 Feb 24.
During emerging adulthood, individuals are primarily concerned with themselves. Community participation, however, may help one to mature, and community belonging is important for well-being. As such, the current study aimed to examine these two components among young-adult Israeli backpackers abroad. We examined the role of personal (mastery, self-esteem, and posttraumatic growth) and environmental (family and friends' support) factors in sense of belonging and community participation. A cross-sectional sample survey was distributed; data were collected from 332 Israeli backpackers abroad. The findings based on t-tests, Pearson correlations, and hierarchical regression analysis showed that mastery was associated with sense of belonging, not with community participation. Self-esteem and posttraumatic growth were positively associated with both dependent variables. Friends' support was also positively associated with both dependent variables; family support was not significantly associated with either. Personal factors had the greatest association with sense of community.
在成年初期，个体主要关注自身。然而，社区参与可以帮助个体成熟，社区归属感对于幸福感很重要。因此，本研究旨在研究国外年轻以色列背包客的这两个方面。我们研究了个人因素（掌控感、自尊和创伤后成长）和环境因素（家庭和朋友的支持）在归属感和社区参与中的作用。我们进行了一项横截面样本调查，从 332 名在国外的以色列背包客那里收集了数据。基于 t 检验、皮尔逊相关系数和层次回归分析的结果表明，掌控感与归属感相关，与社区参与无关。自尊和创伤后成长与这两个因变量均呈正相关。朋友的支持也与这两个因变量呈正相关；家庭支持与两者均无显著关联。个人因素与社区意识的关联最大。
