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Two studies of contradictory results concerning models of community attachment are briefly reviewed, one of which reported strong support for a ‘systemic’ model while the other placed greater emphasis on the relationship of size of place with attachment. Using data from 27 communities located in Iowa, measures used in both studies are replicated to the extent possible. Length of residence, age, and local social ties, important elements in the ‘systemic’ model of community attachment, are more strongly related to attachment than is size of place in this restudy.
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Journal Paper No. J-10448 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa; Project No. 2367.
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Goudy, W.J. Further consideration of indicators of community attachment. Soc Indic Res 11, 181–192 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00302748
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00302748