Abstract

The implications of the advantages and disadvantages of rural versus urban living on the subjective well-being (SWB) of children are diverse and, in many cases, also inconclusive, with slight evidence in support of higher SWB for children living in rural areas. One of the obstacles to comparing implications of living area on SWB has been the overly general definition of rural and urban areas. The current study contributes to the examination of children's SWB by using a unique definition that takes into account the concept of peripheral living. Using the Israeli third wave sample of Children's Worlds Survey (N = 2673) in the fourth and sixth grades, the study compares SWB measures of children living in central areas, the rural periphery, and the urban periphery, controlling for socio-economic variables. The study findings show that children living in the urban periphery presented significantly lower SWB compared to children in the center and the rural periphery. Significant interaction effect demonstrates that children living in the center who possess fewer material resources are at higher risk for negative impact on their SWB. Explanations for these findings and their implications for social policy are considered.

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