Children`s satisfaction with the neighborhood in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

TONON, G; MIKKELSEN, C.

International Journal of Happiness and Development

Inderscience Publishers

Lugar: Gran Bretaña; Año: 2021 vol. 6 p. 351 - 367

This paper introduces an analysis of the relationship that boys andgirls establish with the spaces in which they live, taking into account theirsatisfaction with the neighbourhood and their well-being, and paying specialattention to the daily situation of boys and girls who reside in cities of BuenosAires Province, Argentina. In terms of methodology, it is a research study inwhich the quantitative method was used and the International Survey ofChildrens Well-being (ISCWeB) was applied; an instrument created by Children Worlds international research network devoted to the study ofchild well-being all over the world. We worked with boys and girls between 8and 10 years of age, during the period 2015-2018. The primary results revealthat children experience an intermediate level of satisfaction with theirneighbourhood, and a lower level of satisfaction with the feeling of safety whenwalking through the streets of the neighbourhoods they inhabit.