Urban neighbourhoods and intergroup relations: The importance of place identity

The aim of this paper is to bring the concept of place identity into the context of intergroup relationships in urban place, using the social identity approach. A field study was conducted in four adjacent neighbourhoods in the city of Lisbon, in order to explore the influence of place identity on t...

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Published in:Journal of environmental psychology 2016-03, Vol.45, p.239-251
Main Authors: Bernardo, Fátima, Palma-Oliveira, José-Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Approximation
Avoidance
Correlation
Depreciation
Differentiation
Distortion
Intergroup relations
Mathematical analysis
Perception
Place identity
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to bring the concept of place identity into the context of intergroup relationships in urban place, using the social identity approach. A field study was conducted in four adjacent neighbourhoods in the city of Lisbon, in order to explore the influence of place identity on the perception of the participants’ own neighbourhood and its residents (in-group) and of the other neighbourhoods and their residents (out-groups). The results showed that place identity was highly correlated with neighbourhood satisfaction, relevant out-group differentiation, and favouritism to the in-group and depreciation of the relevant out-group. The results also enabled the identification of three types of possible relationships between the groups: a relevant out-group for comparison, an idealized reference group for approximation, and a devaluated group for avoidance. Moreover, in this study, we extend the predictions of SIA to the comprehension of specific distance estimation distortion patterns. •We explored the influence of place identity on relationships in urban neighbourhoods.•Place identity was highly correlated with satisfaction, and in-group-favouritism.•Place identity was highly correlated with relevant out-group differentiation.•Three types of relationships between the groups were identified.•The distance estimation revealed the representation of neighbourhood relations.
ISSN:0272-4944
1522-9610
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.01.010