Factors Affecting Quality of Citizens Life with the Mediating Role of Social Justice (Sample: Ferdosiyeh City)

Subject Areas : Regional Planning

Roghayeh Vedaye kheiry ¹ (استادیار گروه شهرسازی، واحد رباط کریم، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، رباط کریم، ایران)
Meysam Rezayi ² (مدرس گروه شهرسازی، واحد رباط کریم، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، رباط کریم، ایران)

Received: 2016-09-17 Accepted : 2017-02-18 Published : 2017-01-20

Keywords: Quality of life, trust, Social Justice, Ferdosiyeh city,

Abstract :

       Today, the concept of quality of urban life is considered important in the shadow schools, welfare and social justice. In Iran, Various efforts have been made to raise the quality of urban life. The present study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the quality of life and social justice by mediating role of social justice in Ferdosiyeh neighborhoods’ city. For this purpose, a conceptual framework of quality of life due to the quality of life and social justice were presented. In this research library and field data collection methods were used. The aim of this strategic study is to test hypotheses. Data were collected by using a questionnaire. The study population included all citizens of Ferdosiyeh neighborhoods’ city that 379 samples were selected by using stratified random sampling method to complete questionnaire.  Finally, the data were tested and analyzed by using software Spss23 and Amos 2.0 structural equation model. The results showed that all the involved variables have been affected justice and quality of life. Among the three external variables (partnership, trust and performance) variable with the coefficient of 04/1 has a significantly negative impact on justice participation and with the coefficient of 73 / -0 percent has a significant negative impact on quality of life. As well as the citizens trust variable with the coefficient of 52/0 has the greatest impact on the equity. Also, performance variable with the coefficient of 1.16 has the greatest impact on quality of life of citizens in Ferdowsieh the city.  Finally, justice as well as the role of endogenous variables with a coefficient of -0.23 has significant negative correlation with quality of life in the Ferdowsieh city.

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