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¹Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

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Community participation often negatively impacts life satisfaction. However, this effect is moderated by factors like gender, residency, social class, and having children, suggesting resource management is key.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

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Psychology
Sociology

Background:

The impact of community participation on life satisfaction is unclear.
Resource Conservation Theory suggests resources buffer against loss.
Empirical data is needed to understand these conditional effects.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between community participation and life satisfaction.
To identify factors that moderate this relationship.
To test the applicability of Resource Conservation Theory.

Main Methods:

Survey data from 1002 Hong Kong residents.
Analysis of community participation and life satisfaction.
Moderation analysis to identify conditional effects.

Main Results:

Community participation generally had a negative effect on life satisfaction.
This negative effect was reduced for females, longer-term residents, and higher social classes.
The negative effect was increased for those with co-residing children.

Conclusions:

The link between community participation and life satisfaction is conditional.
Resource factors significantly influence this relationship.
Strategies to consolidate resources and prevent loss may enhance benefits.