Interpretive Structural Modeling of Factors Affecting Lifestyle to Reduce Social Isolation (Case Study: Citizens of Karaj)

Asgharzadeh Kotler, Masoomeh; Aminian, Sedigheh; Khoshfar, Gholamreza; Yazarloo, Reza

doi:10.22034/jsi.2026.2096194.1849

Interpretive Structural Modeling of Factors Affecting Lifestyle to Reduce Social Isolation (Case Study: Citizens of Karaj)

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Authors

masoomeh asgharzadeh kotler ¹

Sedigheh Aminian ²

gholamreza khoshfar ³

reza yazarloo ⁴

¹ Department of Sociology, Az.C., Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran.

² Department of Sociology. Az,C.,Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr,Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Communication, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty, Golestan University.

⁴ Department of Sociology, Payame Noor University, Tehran , Iran

10.22034/jsi.2026.2096194.1849

Abstract

Social isolation is one of the critical issues in contemporary urban societies, entailing extensive consequences across individual, familial, and social dimensions. Within this context, lifestyle, as a key construct, plays a pivotal role in strengthening or weakening social bonds, thereby reducing or exacerbating social isolation. Accordingly, the present study aimed to develop an Interpretive Structural Model (ISM) of factors affecting lifestyle to reduce social isolation among citizens of Karaj. This research is applied in terms of objective and qualitative in terms of methodology. In the first step, factors influencing lifestyle to mitigate social isolation were identified through a review of theoretical foundations, research literature, and interviews with 12 academic experts in Karaj. In the second step, the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) technique was employed via Microsoft Excel to model and analyze the interrelationships among these factors.

Keywords

Lifestyle

Social Isolation

Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)

Citizens of Karaj

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