Residential Satisfaction - Concept, Theories and Empirical Studies

Abstract

Residential satisfaction, defined as the feeling of contentment when one has or achieves what one needs or desires in a house, is an important indicator and planners, architects, developers and policy makers use it in a number of ways. There are three theories – housing needs theory, housing deficit theory and psychological construct theory, and most empirical studies have used these theories or a combination of these theories in their research design. A number of variables representing housing and neighbourhood characteristics, individuals‘ socio-demographic attributes as well as their perceptions of housing and neighbourhood conditions have been analysed in most empirical studies what stand to indicate that further studies are required until a general theory of residential satisfaction/ dissatisfaction emerges. Also, a host of variables belonging to housing and its environment including the sociodemographic attributes of residents exert significant influences on the level of residential satisfaction/dissatisfaction which is however, culture and value specific indicating that further studies on residential satisfaction/dissatisfaction can be undertaken on case specific context to gude public policies on housing.

Evaluating the Satisfaction Rate in Affordable Housing Case Study: Ardabil Mehr Housing in Ardabil Province of Iran

“…It can be claimed Ardabil Mehr housing project has not been able to meet the demands of low-income people and Ardabil's Mehr buildings residents are not satisfied from their affordable houses. The result of this study is in contrast with obtained result of Karimzadeh, Shahriar, and Keshtkaran's study, that showed Abadeh and Sarvestan's residents problem has been solved by the affordable housing [14,15].…”

Residential Satisfaction Among Iranian Senior Citizens

“…In addition, Lovejoy, Handy [25], Bjorklund and Klingborg [26], and Parkes, Kearns [27] in their studies found that perception of safety was the most important contributing factor to residential satisfaction. The findings from the present study support the P-E fit theory, in which safety is an important determinant of residential satisfaction in general population and particularly in the elderly [14,20].…”

“…However, descriptive results from a representative sample of community-dwelling older adults aged 65 to 84 years in Madrid (Spain) showed a high degree of satisfaction with the residential environment [17]. It is worth mentioning that residential satisfaction varied from place to place and is significantly influenced by social-cultural values [20].…”

Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Kepuasan Tinggal pada Rusunawa di Kota Surabaya

“…Dalam mengidentifikasi faktor yang mempengaruhi kepuasan tempat tinggal Mohit & Raja (2014) mendasarkan pada empat faktor yaitu (1) karakteristik sosial demografi penghuni yang dijabarkan menjadi variabel umur, pendapatan, lama tinggal, status kepemilikan, dan tipe rumah tangga; (2) karakteristik hunian meliputi variabel jumlah kamar tidur dan toilet, ukuran dan letak dapur, kualitas bangunan rumah; dan (3) karakteristik lingkungan sekitar meliputi variabel lokasi terhadap fasilitas umum seperti tempat kerja, sekolah, pusat kesehatan dan pusat perbelanjaan.…”