Children's satisfaction with the neighbourhood in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

This paper introduces an analysis of the relationship that boys andgirls establish with the spaces in which they live, taking into account theirsatisfaction with the neighbourhood and their well-being, and paying specialattention to the daily situation of boys and girls who reside in cities of BuenosAires Province, Argentina. In terms of methodology, it is a research study inwhich the quantitative method was used and the International Survey ofChildrens Well-being (ISCWeB) was applied; an instrument created by Children Worlds international research network devoted to the study ofchild well-being all over the world. We worked with boys and girls between 8and 10 years of age, during the period 2015-2018. The primary results revealthat children experience an intermediate level of satisfaction with theirneighbourhood, and a lower level of satisfaction with the feeling of safety whenwalking through the streets of the neighbourhoods they inhabit.Fil: Tonon, Graciela Haydee. Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Mikkelsen, Claudia Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Centro de Investigaciones Geográficas; Argentin