Skip to main content
Original Research Article Open Access SINTA 2 Accredited

Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being (SWB) of Public Rental Apartment Occupants

Study at Jambangan Rusun Surabaya

DOI
10.21787/jbp.09.2017.321-333
Published & Pages
28 November 2017 · pp. 321-333
Manuscript History
Received17 Aug 2017 Published28 Nov 2017

943 Views 853 Downloads

Abstract

Housing needs in major cities in Indonesia are increasing due to urbanization. The solution taken by the government is to provide rental housing (rusunawa). Low income families who initially live in slums need some adaption when moving into the rusunawa. The purpose of this research is to analyze the socio-demographic relationships of families, social capital and subjective well-being (SWB). Using quantitative method and household survey, this study was conducted by giving questionnaires and interview to 90 residents of 396 rusunawa units. The study use regression analysis. Thus, the result shows that social capital, the social network, and trust, determine the SWB. If SWB is an indicator of the process of adaption of a person or family in a new place, in this study, we concluded that these two variables were very important for the resident. Using social networking and trust, these residents can adjust to a new housing milieu.

Read the Full Text

The full text of this article is available as PDF. Version of record published in Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017).

Open PDF