caa a22 4500 467898111 CHVBK 20180406152809.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10708-006-0030-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10708-006-0030-0 A gender analysis of quality of life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [Elektronische Daten] [Heather Dunning, Bonnie Janzen, Allison Williams, Sylvia Abonyi, Bonnie Jeffery, J. Randall, Bill Holden, Ronald Labonte, Nazeem Muhajarine, Gerry Klein, Tracey Carr] While many community initiatives have attempted to assess the nature and determinants of their citizens' quality of life (QOL), these initiatives have produced little about whether the key determinants of life quality differ by gender. Using both quantitative and qualitative data from a recent QOL research project in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, this study explores whether factors that predict poor QOL are similar for women and men. The study also examines whether the nature of these gender differences varies across low, medium and high socio-economic status locales. Results showed that men and women were very similar in: (1) their QOL ratings, (2) reports of deterioration in neighborhood QOL, and (3) rating particular aspects of their neighborhood. Few gender differences were also found when analyzing data referring to place characteristics and social cohesion. Multivariate analysis revealed further similarities: (1) being divorced/widowed was a significant predictor of poor QOL, and (2) a negative view of community security issues was associated with deterioration in perceived neighborhood quality of life. For women, however, other variables were important predictors of QOL: being middle aged, being single, and having a poor opinion of the overall quality of their neighborhood. Qualitative analysis revealed that while men and women shared concern about general areas such as safety and neighborhood supports, their perceptions of the details around these issues differed. The multi-method results suggest that urban policy actions should include a gendered discussion of common QOL issues. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2006 Gender analysis nationallicence Multimethod research nationallicence Neighborhood perceptions nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Urban social geography nationallicence Dunning Heather Formerly of the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut Janzen Bonnie Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut Williams Allison School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada aut Abonyi Sylvia Department of Community Health & Epidemiology and Research Faculty, Saskatchewan Population Health & Evaluation Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut Jeffery Bonnie Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada aut Randall J. Dean of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada aut Holden Bill City Planning Branch, City of Saskatoon, Canada aut Labonte Ronald Director, Institute for Globalization and Health Equity Research Unit, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottowa, Ontario, Canada aut Muhajarine Nazeem Department of Community Health & Epidemiology and Research Faculty, Saskatchewan Population Health & Evaluation Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut Klein Gerry The Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut Carr Tracey Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut GeoJournal Kluwer Academic Publishers 65/4(2006-05-01), 393-407 0343-2521 65:4<393 2006 65 10708 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-0030-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-0030-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dunning Heather Formerly of the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Janzen Bonnie Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Williams Allison School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abonyi Sylvia Department of Community Health & Epidemiology and Research Faculty, Saskatchewan Population Health & Evaluation Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jeffery Bonnie Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Randall J. Dean of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Holden Bill City Planning Branch, City of Saskatoon, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Labonte Ronald Director, Institute for Globalization and Health Equity Research Unit, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottowa, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Muhajarine Nazeem Department of Community Health & Epidemiology and Research Faculty, Saskatchewan Population Health & Evaluation Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Klein Gerry The Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carr Tracey Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- GeoJournal Kluwer Academic Publishers 65/4(2006-05-01), 393-407 0343-2521 65:4<393 2006 65 10708 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer