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Yuan D, Yu H, Lin W, Zha L. Determinants of Residential Satisfaction During the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Xiangyang City, China. Int J Public Health 2023; 68:1606016. [PMID: 38090665 PMCID: PMC10713804 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Objectives: To explore the impacts of psychological character strengths, self-efficacy, and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on residential satisfaction at the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Methods: To achieve the study aim, we collected data from 281 observations from Xiangyang City, China, via an online survey. Data were analyzed using linear regression. Results: Character strengths and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases significantly impacted residential satisfaction. While self-efficacy did not directly impact residential satisfaction, it moderated the relationship between the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and residential satisfaction. The control variables of social trust and shared value positively impacted residential satisfaction, and their influence on residential satisfaction was higher than that of character strengths. The sociodemographic variables of marriage, age, educational attainment, and housing area per capita also impacted residential satisfaction significantly. However, strong ties and weak ties became insignificant variables due to social distancing strategies. Conclusion: The study findings offer insights for local governments to enhance residential satisfaction in the community to avoid social panic during unpredictable threats or future pandemics.
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- Dinghuan Yuan
- School of Public Administration and Emergency Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Public Policy Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Administration and Emergency Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Administration and Emergency Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Common Prosperity and National Governance Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Administration, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou, China
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Huang H, Qian XM, Xiao Y, Luo ZX. Mega-city construction engineering to residential satisfaction: new insights from Yan' an of China. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1187519. [PMID: 37469687 PMCID: PMC10353536 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1187519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Introduction The contradiction among population, economy and urbanization has gradually intensified, and the Mountain Excavation and City Construction (MECC) project is one of the special solutions. Nevertheless, there are few comparative studies on the project index studies and effect of MECC projects on residential satisfaction. To remedy this deficiency, this study base on the Yan'an new district (YND) reconstruction project, attempting to analyze the specific influencing factors prerelocation and post-relocation from the perspective of residential satisfaction. Methods After conducting reliability and validity analysis on each dimension, multiple linear regression and paired t-test were used to analyze and compare the questionnaire data. Results The results show that the residential satisfaction index of the YND is indeed higher than that of the Yan'an old district (YOD). Concurrently, the decisive factors of residential satisfaction are also different. Specifically, the interpersonal communication, supporting facilities, community environment and economic income are significant in the YOD, but only the aspect of supporting facilities is negative significant. The supporting facilities, community environment, economic income and urban development are all positive significant in the YND. The satisfaction factors of middle-aged people in YOD and YND have the most significant differences, and the significance of each dimension is different. Discussion The research results of this study provide a comparative perspective at the micro-level for evaluating China's urban construction, and it supplies specific directions for future urban development and the improvement of old cities through the new residential satisfaction index.
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- Huan Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
- Business School, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Business School, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Wolday F, Böcker L. Exploring changes in residential preference during COVID-19: Implications to contemporary urban planning. Environ Plan B Urban Anal City Sci 2023; 50:1280-1297. [PMID: 38602900 PMCID: PMC10037118 DOI: 10.1177/23998083231164398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has reshuffled our daily routines and activity spaces. The home and its immediate environment have attained a critical role in coping with the confinement both as living, working and recreational space. Drawing on a longitudinal survey from greater Oslo, we analyze shifts in residential preferences amidst COVID-19. Given the pandemic induced movement restrictions, we pay special attention to the mediating role of perceived accessibility on the link between several sociodemographic/locational/housing characteristics on preference shifts. Amidst a drop in perceived accessibility, outdoor assets like gardens or balconies, and motility by car and public transport are amongst the residential and locational amenities that have gained most in people's considerations for a new dwelling peri-pandemically. Dwelling satisfaction and preferences with regard to neighborhood density, dwelling size, and work-proximity, have remained largely unchanged despite a clear trend towards more teleworking. Our results can be understood as a nod of approval to contemporary compact urban planning. Nonetheless challenges as to bolstering its resilience still linger and more needs to be done to mitigate the inequalities in (perceived) access to in-home, near-home, and mobility assets that we have also observed to have (re)-immerged in the wake of the pandemic.
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- Fitwi Wolday
- Department of Mobility, Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo, Norway
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Sheppard CL, Pattni N, Gunasegaran T, Austen A, Hitzig SL. Housing Satisfaction Among Older Adults Living in Low-Income Seniors' Housing. J Gerontol Soc Work 2023; 66:134-151. [PMID: 36285435 DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2022.2140240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Tenant experience surveys are a key tool for social housing landlords to gauge their success in providing high quality housing. This paper examines feedback from a tenant experience survey facilitated in a low-income housing seniors' housing community to: (1) examine their perceptions of their housing across key domains related to tenant satisfaction; and (2) identify opportunities they felt would improve their housing experience. A total of 1,114 households completed the survey. Results showed that tenants generally had high satisfaction with property management, safety and security, communication with staff, access to services, community support, and tenancy management. However, open-ended comments from tenants highlighted specific situations that negatively impacted their housing, including maintenance issues, safety concerns, and limited access to health and social programs. Findings point to several suggestions for social housing providers to enhance their services to foster inclusive, supportive, and safe housing environments for low-income older adults.
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- Christine L Sheppard
- St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Wellesley Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Senior Services and Long-Term Care, City of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Moor NJA, Hamers K, Mohammadi M. Ageing Well in Small Villages: What Keeps Older Adults Happy? Environmental Indicators of Residential Satisfaction in Four Dutch Villages. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:3922. [PMID: 35409604 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19073922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This article aims to contribute to the existing literature about liveability in rural areas by explicitly focusing on the level of residential satisfaction of older adults (55+) in four small Dutch villages. We strive not only to identify the key indicators of residential satisfaction among older villagers but also to better understand how these indicators affect their (daily) life. Moreover, in line with the person–environment fit tradition, we differentiate according to the capabilities and vulnerabilities of older villagers. To this end, we use a mixed-method approach, in which we combine survey data with qualitative data collected with photovoice in the four villages. The findings indicate that older adults’ perceptions of spatial, social and functional aspects of the living environment are related to the degree of residential satisfaction overall. However, these perceptions appear to be strongly intertwined, especially perceptions about spatial characteristics, local identity and connectedness. Older adults who are hindered by health problems in undertaking daily activities experience a lower level of person–environment fit, which is reflected in a lower level of residential satisfaction. However, this relationship between subjective health and residential satisfaction can only be partially explained by different perceptions of the spatial, social and functional environment.
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Amián JG, Alarcón D, Fernández-Portero C, Sánchez-Medina JA. Aging Living at Home: Residential Satisfaction among Active Older Adults Based on the Perceived Home Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:8959. [PMID: 34501548 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18178959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Housing plays an important role in the aging process and health. The house and its nearby environment host most of the daily activities of older adults. Residential satisfaction (RS) has been relegated to physical issues such as accessibility. However, RS is also constituted by older adults' perceptions about housing. This study analyzes the perceived home that develops RS in older adults. METHODS A random sample of 714 participants aged 50 to 84 (mean = 65; SD = 0.98) were used. Participants lived in ordinary housing in southern Spain. Scales measure perceptions of RS, meaning, functionality and belief of control over the home. RESULTS Analyses were performed using structural equation models to evaluate the dependence relationships between the different perceptions evaluated. We observe a direct influence of internal control on usability (β = 0.84) and perceived meanings (β = 0.49). However, external control shows a negative influence on the meaning of home (β = -0.14). Perceived usability (β = 0.68) and meaning (β = 0.32) positively influence RS. CONCLUSION Perceptions of meaning, functionality and RS itself depend on internal housing-related control beliefs. Active older adults with higher internal control perceived their home fit better to the need of everyday life and improve RS.
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Benz SL, Kuhlmann J, Schreckenberg D, Wothge J. Contributors to Neighbour Noise Annoyance. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18158098. [PMID: 34360391 PMCID: PMC8345718 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18158098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Noise from neighbours has been shown to be one of the most noise annoying sources in Germany, but research on the influencing factors for the annoyance ratings is scarce. Therefore, we investigated whether different personal and contextual (social, physical) factors contribute to neighbour noise annoyance to better understand the neighbour noise annoyance situation. A population-representative survey in four areas in Germany was conducted, with each area further stratified according to their density of agglomeration (inner city, urban outskirt, rural area). Randomly selected residents from each area were invited by mail to participate in the study, either online or via a paper–pencil mode. Noise annoyance was assessed for different noise sources (e.g., neighbourhood, road, railway, aircrafts, different types of industry). In total, 1973 questionnaires were completed. We identified several factors to be predictive of neighbour noise annoyance: satisfaction with the neighbourhood, relationship with neighbours, residential satisfaction, noise sensitivity, and density of agglomeration for people living in the inner city in comparison to rural areas. Particularly, social aspects such as the relationship with neighbours and satisfaction with the neighbourhood have been shown to affect neighbour noise annoyance.
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- Sarah L. Benz
- ZEUS GmbH, Centre for Applied Psychology, Environmental and Social Research, 58093 Hagen, Germany; (J.K.); (D.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- ZEUS GmbH, Centre for Applied Psychology, Environmental and Social Research, 58093 Hagen, Germany; (J.K.); (D.S.)
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- ZEUS GmbH, Centre for Applied Psychology, Environmental and Social Research, 58093 Hagen, Germany; (J.K.); (D.S.)
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- German Environment Agency, Section Noise Abatement of Industrial Plants and Products, Noise Impact, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany;
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Lee SJ, Parrott KR, Lee M, Robinson SR, Owusu RN. Residential Satisfaction of Rural Older Adults Aging in Place. Gerontol Geriatr Med 2021; 7:2333721421997190. [PMID: 33748337 PMCID: PMC7903815 DOI: 10.1177/2333721421997190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This study explored residential (housing and town) satisfaction of rural older adults aging in place, relating to demographic and housing characteristics. We conducted a structured, face-to-face survey with 149 rural older adults. Regression results revealed that housing satisfaction for rural older adults were significantly related to demographic and housing characteristics, including personal health status, healthy home status, and structure size. Bivariate analysis revealed that satisfaction with a town feature, shopping location, was the most frequently related to demographic and housing variables, followed by cost of living in town; and that health status was most frequently associated with town feature satisfaction. The study results can enhance programs and/or services for older adults aging in rural communities.
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- Sung-Jin Lee
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Tiderington E, Aykanian A, Huang B, Tsai J. Change in housing environment and residential satisfaction following exit from permanent supportive housing. J Community Psychol 2021; 49:305-320. [PMID: 33053205 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Moving On initiatives (MOIs) transition stable permanent supportive housing (PSH) residents into mainstream housing without embedded services. While this approach frees up PSH for homeless individuals in need, open questions remain regarding MOI recipients' long-term outcomes. This exploratory study examines how housing environment and residential satisfaction, potential predictors of housing retention, change from PSH to mainstream housing. Subjective assessments of housing and neighborhood quality and residential satisfaction, as well as objective neighborhood-level data, are used to examine housing-related change for New York City MOI recipients. Participants generally moved to less-distressed neighborhoods with lower poverty and crime. Subjective perceptions of some aspects of neighborhood and housing quality also improved post-move. Participants tended to move farther from public transportation but were on average located within one mile of the nearest subway station. Results can be taken as early indicators of the potential benefits of MOIs.
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- Emmy Tiderington
- School of Social Work, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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- School of Management, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Mannarini T, Rochira A, Ciavolino E, Salvatore S. Individual and perceived community determinants of sense of community: The role of universalistic values. J Community Psychol 2020; 48:623-637. [PMID: 31730725 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Research on the determinants of the psychological sense of community (PSoC) is of particular importance to community interventions. A cross-sectional study involving 778 residents in an Italian local community explored through a mediation model the effects on PSoC of an individual cultural variable that has been scarcely investigated in PSoC research, that is, values-specifically, universalism-, and a perceived contextual variable, that is, the assessment of community services (a component of residential satisfaction). Results showed that universalism increased PSoC both directly and indirectly, having an effect also on the evaluation of community services, which, in comparison to values, showed a greater direct impact on PSoC. Limitations and implications for community interventions are discussed.
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- Terri Mannarini
- Department of History Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of History Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of History Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Dynamic Psychology, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Ruiz C, Hernández-Fernaud E, Rolo-González G, Hernández B. Neighborhoods' Evaluation: Influence on Well-Being Variables. Front Psychol 2019; 10:1736. [PMID: 31417463 PMCID: PMC6685347 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The influence of neighborhood characteristics on residents’ well-being and residential satisfaction has been widely studied, and has presented considerable variability. This study analyses the extent to which neighborhood resources influence variables relating to well-being, and examines the relationship between neighborhood resources and residents’ perceptions. The study was structured over two phases: (1) the neighborhood resources were evaluated, and (2) 252 neighborhood residents was interviewed. The results have shown that the observation by independent observers of neighborhood resources is connected to residents’ perceptions of their neighborhood. Residents’ perceptions of their neighborhoods is associated with indicators of well-being, and residential satisfaction. Also, the reasons for living in the neighborhood appear to be connected to the observed availability of resources and the perception of it. Wellbeing and residential satisfaction are the outcome of multiple aspects that are not limited to structural and material elements of neighborhoods.
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- Cristina Ruiz
- Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Social y Organizacional, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Social y Organizacional, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Social y Organizacional, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología Cognitiva, Social y Organizacional, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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Fornara F, Lai AE, Bonaiuto M, Pazzaglia F. Residential Place Attachment as an Adaptive Strategy for Coping With the Reduction of Spatial Abilities in Old Age. Front Psychol 2019; 10:856. [PMID: 31105618 PMCID: PMC6499156 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study intended to test whether attachment to one's own residential place at neighborhood level could represent a coping response for the elderly (consistently with the "docility hypothesis;" Lawton, 1982), when dealing with the demands of unfamiliar environments, in order to balance their reduction of spatial abilities. Specifically, a sequential path was tested, in which neighborhood attachment was expected to play a buffer role between lowered spatial competence and neighborhood satisfaction. The participants (N = 264), senior citizens (over 65-year-old), responded to a questionnaire including the measures of spatial self-efficacy, spatial anxiety, attitude toward wayfinding, residential attachment and residential satisfaction. Results from the mediation analysis showed that a lower perceived spatial self-efficacy is associated to a higher spatial anxiety, and both promote a more negative attitude toward wayfinding tasks in non-familiar places. This leads to a higher attachment to one's own neighborhood, which in turn predicts a higher residential satisfaction. Thus, the "closure" response of becoming more attached to their residential place may be an adaptive strategy of the elderly for compensating the Person-Environment (P-E) mis-fit (Lawton and Nahemow, 1973) when they feel unable (or less able) to cope with the demands of unfamiliar environments.
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- Ferdinando Fornara
- Department of Education, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Interuniversity Research Center in Environmental Psychology (CIRPA), Rome, Italy
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- Center for Research in Psychology, Autonomous University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Interuniversity Research Center in Environmental Psychology (CIRPA), Rome, Italy
- Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Interuniversity Research Center in Environmental Psychology (CIRPA), Rome, Italy
- Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Chao SF. Does geriatric nursing staff burnout predict well-being of LTC residents? Geriatr Nurs 2019; 40:360-366. [PMID: 30738620 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nursing staff in residential settings are exposed to a large number of stressors. This study examined the relationship between geriatric nursing staff (GNS) burnout and the well-being of residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Data were obtained concerning 590 older residents who were served by 315 GNS in 172 LTC facilities in Taiwan, using multilevel modeling. The depersonalization (DP) dimension of burnout in GNS was consistently related to various resident well-being outcomes. Higher DP among GNS was associated with lower residential satisfaction and perceived quality-of-life, as well as more depressive symptoms among older LTC residents. The findings support the claim that DP among GNS has a greater role in determining LTC resident well-being than other dimensions of burnout. Efforts should be made to mitigate the emergence of DP among GNS. Support and education are also needed to enable GNS to foster positive interactions and relationships with LTC residents.
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- Shiau-Fang Chao
- Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, No 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Daan District, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Liu S, Ouyang Z, Chong AM, Wang H. Neighborhood Environment, Residential Satisfaction, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in Residential Care Homes. Int J Aging Hum Dev 2017; 87:268-288. [PMID: 28942658 DOI: 10.1177/0091415017730812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Burgeoning evidence has shown that neighborhood environments are related to depressive symptoms in the older population. Older adults living in residential care homes may be more vulnerable to environmental characteristics. The current study sought to understand how institutionalized older adults relate to environmental factors and residential satisfaction in terms of depressive symptoms. Data were collected from a cross-sectional national survey of 1,429 Chinese elders living in residential care homes. The findings reveal that 46.1% of the older Chinese residents living in residential care homes suffered from mild to severe depression. In addition, the current study finds that both environmental factors (e.g., geographic position, air quality, and transportation) and residential satisfaction are negatively associated with depressive symptoms. The findings support that residential satisfaction partially mediate the relationship between exterior environmental characteristics and depressive symptoms.
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- Susu Liu
- 1 Department of Sociology and Social Work, School of Social Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- 2 China Research Center on Aging, Beijing, China
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- 3 Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, Kowloon, China
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- 2 China Research Center on Aging, Beijing, China
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Rubin M, Morrison T. Individual differences in individualism and collectivism predict ratings of virtual cities' liveability and environmental quality. J Gen Psychol 2014; 141:348-72. [PMID: 25302587 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2014.938721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The present research investigated individual differences in individualism and collectivism as predictors of people's reactions to cities. Psychology undergraduate students (N = 148) took virtual guided tours around historical cities. They then evaluated the cities' liveability and environmental quality and completed measures of individualism and collectivism. Mediation analyses showed that people who scored high in self-responsibility (individualism) rated the cities as more liveable because they perceived them to be richer and better resourced. In contrast, people who scored high in collectivism rated the cities as having a better environmental quality because they perceived them to (1) provide a greater potential for community and social life and (2) allow people to express themselves. These results indicate that people's evaluations of virtual cities are based on the degree to which certain aspects of the cities are perceived to be consistent with individualist and collectivist values.
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- Mark Rubin
- a The University of Newcastle , Australia
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