Multi-dimensional capital construction of urban and rural residents'happiness under the level and structure perspectives
Against the background of the current high degree of urban-rural spatial reconfiguration,the new constructed characteristics of happiness and its urban-rural heterogeneity of humans,which are the actors and ultimate target of development,are of great significance to the balanced and effective enhancement of the dividends of happiness in China's urban-rural development.This research introduced capital as a tool into the study of happiness in human geography,and used data from the China Family Panel Studies(CFPS)to design an analytical framework for the construction of happiness by multidimensional capital from the three dimensions of economy,culture,and society.The Probit regression model was used to empirically analyze and explore the constructed characteristics of happiness and its urban-rural differences in the context of high mobility in 2018 from the perspectives of level and structure.The results show that:1)Chinese residents'happiness was at a high level and relatively balanced between urban and rural areas,and the constructs of urban and rural residents'happiness are diversified under the"level"perspective,that is,the basic effect of economic capital,the transformative effect of cultural capital,and the strong sensitivity of social capital contributed to the enhancement of happiness in urban and rural areas.2)Having considered the integrity of capital"structure"and ecological niche,the impact of multidimensional capital on the construction of happiness has evolved from one-way enhancement effect to uncertainty and structuralized characteristics,especially the strengthening or missing effects caused by the dominant or deficient local ecological niche,which makes the capital dimension more complex in the construction of happiness.3)There were significant urban-rural differences in the response strength of residents'happiness to various dimensions of capital,among which social capital showed the strongest sensitivity and the most significant urban-rural differences in the construction of happiness,which indicates that China's current new-type urbanization process should pay attention to the reproduction mechanism and effect of urban-rural social capital.The results of the study are conducive to revealing the modem and local characteristics of the happiness construct in China,and provide a basis for balanced and effective policy formulation to enhance the happiness of Chinese urban and rural residents.