Housing in Old Age: Dynamical Interactions between Neighborhood Attachment, Neighbor Annoyance, and Residential Satisfaction
Beyer A, Kamin S, Lang F (2017)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2017
Journal
DOI: 10.1080/02763893.2017.1335671
Abstract
Objective: Residential satisfaction and neighborhood quality
play major roles in aging well. However, longitudinal research
10 about the interplay between such factors is still sparse. Our 1-
year study examined whether change in residential satisfaction
was associated with change in two indicators of neighborhood
quality: neighborhood attachment and neighbor annoyance.
Methods: Findings come from a longitudinal study with 85
15 community-dwelling German older adults (age range: 60 to
92 years). Participants filled out questionnaires at two
measurements that were 1 year apart. The interplay between
residential satisfaction and neighborhood was explored using
a cross-path model.
20 Results: Higher levels of residential satisfaction predicted
enhanced attachment and reduced annoyance over time.
Moreover, attachment predicted positive change in residential
satisfaction over the course of 1 year.
Conclusion: Results suggest that older adults may apply
25 adaptive behaviors and strategies to optimize their neighborly
experiences. Such findings have implications for improving
residential satisfaction in community-dwelling older adults.
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APA:
Beyer, A., Kamin, S., & Lang, F. (2017). Housing in Old Age: Dynamical Interactions between Neighborhood Attachment, Neighbor Annoyance, and Residential Satisfaction. Journal of Housing for the Elderly. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2017.1335671
MLA:
Beyer, Anja, Stefan Kamin, and Frieder Lang. "Housing in Old Age: Dynamical Interactions between Neighborhood Attachment, Neighbor Annoyance, and Residential Satisfaction." Journal of Housing for the Elderly (2017).
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