Factors Affecting Social Resilience Against Corona Pandemic (Case Study: Region of Zahedan City
Subject Areas : Urban Futurology
1 - Ph.D Student in Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran.
Keywords: resilience, Corona, Zahedan City, Social resilience,
Abstract :
This article aims at the factors affecting social resilience against corona pandemic in region one of Zahedan. In this study, area one of Zahedan city has been selected as a case study. The present research is descriptive-analytical in terms of method and has an applied nature. Library and field methods based on observation and questionnaire have been used to collect information. The statistical population of the study is the residents of area one of Zahedan city (96535 people). To determine the statistical sample size with Cochran's formula for the community, 308 people were selected and calculated. Questionnaire analysis was performed using SPSS and Amos software. The questionnaire consisted of four variables that included macro dimensions (awareness and health, attitude, skills, social capital and justice). The results indicate that the rate of social resilience against Corona pandemic after two years of corona virus outbreak for research indicators in the study sample was above the normal or average level. According to the results, the social capital and justice index of 0.88 has the greatest impact on social resilience against the corona pandemic in region one of Zahedan city. In this regard, we can mention factors such as the performance of city managers and its role in public trust, access to hospital treatment centers and the planning of government and local institutions to prevent the consequences of the Corona pandemic. Also, attitude (P = 0.001, β = 0.73), awareness and health (P = 0.001, β = 0.68), skill (P = 0.001, β = 0.57) and level Literacy and knowledge of individuals (P = 0.028, β = 0.17) has a significant effect on social resilience against Corona pandemic in region one of Zahedan city.
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