Evaluating the relationship between built environment and salutogenic approach based on socioeconomic status in Shiraz, Iran

The foundation of the salutogenic approach that prevents stress, is the Sense of Coherence (SOC) that inspires this research paper. The results of the SOC questionnaire showed a direct relationship between the quality of the built environment and the quality of people`s life. In order to verify the statements, Shiraz city was selected as a case study and two neighborhoods were compared: Ghodoosi-Gharbi (Totally-prosperous neighborhood) and Sang-e-Siah (Low-prosperous neighborhood). In the first step, Aaron Antonovski’s (13-item) questionnaire was used. Also the three components of SOC were clarified in it and the effectiveness of each in the built environment was examined. Then to assess the quality of life (QOL) of residents, the World Health Organization QOL questionnaire was used. This study used a mixed-research methodology. By surveying and analyzing the data, the main factors affecting the quality of life (QOL) and Sense of Coherence (SOC) in individuals were identified. Internal relationships between variables were identified Using structural modeling. SPSS-24 software was used to analyze the data. Furthermore, the hypothesis of this research was based on the Interpretive Structural Modeling method using variance in the SMART-PLS 2. In order to promote health commensurate with the salutogenic approach, we should first focus on increasing the individual`s SOC, that can decrease and the physical and mental illness. According to the results, the meaningfulness factor had the highest correlation with the SOC variable in Sang-e Siah neighborhood and also the comprehensibility factor had the highest correlation with the SOC in the Ghodoosi-Gharbi neighborhood.