Citation

Gómez-Jacinto L, Hombrados-Mendieta I. J. Environ. Psychol. 2002; 22(3): 233-246.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Academic Press)

DOI

10.1006/jevp.2002.0236

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article analyses the interactive effects of community and residential crowding on psychological distress and on residential satisfaction, both mediated by social support. Two studies were carried in which 191 and 259 Málaga city residents (Spain), participated, respectively. By means of structural equations models the moderating and mediating effects are analysed, including the measurement error. The first study shows that there is a potentiation effect of combined crowding on psychological distress, with a weak attenuation effect due to social support. In the second study there is also a potentiation effect of community and residential crowding that diminishes residential satisfaction, and also a weak mediator effect due to social support. Exposure to the two types of crowding potentize their negative effects with social support working as a weak attenuator.