eprintid: 3692
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2021-09-01 11:43:50
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Koopman, Jeroen
creators_id: S2981300
creators_email: J.koopman96@hotmail.com
title: Regional differences in loneliness among Polish migrants in the Netherlands: The impact of environmental factors
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This study focuses on the impact of environmental factors on the variation of loneliness among
Polish migrants in the Netherlands. Data stems from the Families of Poles in the Netherlands
(FPN) survey, Statistics Netherlands, and manually obtained data. Several environmental factors
that may be related to neighbourhood attachment and social cohesion, which function as
protective factors against loneliness, were included in the study. Results of a linear regression
analysis show that proximity of other Polish migrants, socio-economic deprivation, the share of
owner-occupied housing, and perceived quality of roads, paths, and squares in a region have a
negative impact on loneliness among Polish migrants. By contrast, the degree of ethnic diversity
in a region has a positive impact on loneliness. These findings indicate the important impact of
environmental factors on the variation of loneliness and the need for further research into the
impact on loneliness on a smaller regional scale and of other possible environmental factors.
When this impact is clear, policymakers can take this into account in interventions to combat
loneliness
date: 2021
pages: 29
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Valk, H.A.G. de
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: H.A.G.de.Valk@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Loneliness
keywords_local: Environmental factors
keywords_local: Migrants
keywords_local: Neighbourhood attachment
keywords_local: Social cohesion
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-08-31
citation:   Koopman, Jeroen  (2021) Regional differences in loneliness among Polish migrants in the Netherlands: The impact of environmental factors.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3692/1/Masterthesis_JeroenKoopman.pdf