Modeling the Factors Affecting the Realization of a Happy City Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (A Case Study: Noorabad Mamasani City)

Document Type : Science - Research

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1 Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. E-mail: M.goodarzi@scu.ac.ir

2 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

The present study aims to model the factors influencing the realization of a happy city using Confirmatory Factor Analysis in Noorabad Mamasani. This research is applied in terms of purpose, and descriptive-analytical in terms of nature and method, with data collection conducted through documentary and survey methods. The study's statistical population consists of all citizens residing in Noorabad Mamasani, with a sample size of 384 people estimated using Cochran’s formula and selected by simple random sampling. The primary data collection tool was a researcher-designed questionnaire, whose validity and reliability were confirmed. The findings from the one-sample t-test showed that among the three indices of a happy city (social-cultural, economic, and physical-environmental), the mean score for the social index was 3.33, for the economic index was 2.56, and for the physical-environmental index was 2.63. This indicates that Noorabad Mamasani is in a relatively favorable condition regarding the social-cultural index, while the physical-environmental and economic indices are in an unfavorable condition. The results from the Confirmatory Factor Analysis model also revealed that, among the social-cultural factors, two indices-citizens’ sense of social security and their sense of social and cultural freedom; among the economic factors, two indices-hope for future employment and increasing job opportunities; and among the physical-environmental factors, two indices-improving air pollution and managing urban waste and garbage-were identified as the most important factors affecting the realization of a happy city in Noorabad Mamasani.

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  • Receive Date: 04 January 2025
  • Revise Date: 09 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 08 August 2025

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