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Place Attachment and Perceived Environmental Uncertainty in Elder Adults Living in the Renewed Kibbutz

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Since the early eighties the kibbutz movement began to undergo a process of structural change including the privatization of services, a separation of the economic- business organization from the social ones, and the establishment of a direct connection between the work and the remuneration of the member. A consequence of the many and significant changes introduced in the living environment of the kibbutz was the creation of upheavals in the life of the people, and in particular the elder. The new situation offers an opportunity for exploring the effects of such changes in the aged population living in the kibbutz. In this study we examine how different age groups in the renewed kibbutz perceived their place attachment. Moreover, we investigate whether perceived uncertainty towards the new environment mediates the associations between age and place attachment.

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Casakin, H., Reizer, A. (2016). Place Attachment and Perceived Environmental Uncertainty in Elder Adults Living in the Renewed Kibbutz. In: Sánchez-González, D., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, V. (eds) Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America. International Perspectives on Aging, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21419-1_10

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