Communication and Commitment to Community
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Communication Research
- Vol. 14 (6) , 619-643
- https://doi.org/10.1177/009365087014006001
Abstract
Path analysis of neighborhood and metropolitan survey data suggest that communication contributed to commitment to remain in a neighborhood or metropolitan community via a process of belief and attitude formation. When controlling for length of residence and other social characteristics, communication variables contributed to belief and attitude formation about the area, but attitudes were a better predictor of intention to stay in a neighborhood than they were of intention to remain in the metro area.Keywords
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