Housing in Old Age: Dynamical Interactions Between Neighborhood Attachment, Neighbor Annoyance, and Residential Satisfaction

Journal of Housing for the Elderly Pub Date : 2017-08-31 DOI:10.1080/02763893.2017.1335671

A. Beyer, Stefan T. Kamin, F. Lang

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ABSTRACT Objective: Residential satisfaction and neighborhood quality play major roles in aging well. However, longitudinal research 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 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. 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 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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老年居住:邻里依恋、邻居烦恼与居住满意度的动态交互作用

【摘要】目的:居住满意度和邻里环境质量对老年人生活质量的影响。然而，关于这些因素之间相互作用的纵向研究仍然很少。我们为期一年的研究考察了居住满意度的变化是否与社区质量的两个指标的变化有关:社区依恋和邻居烦恼。方法:研究结果来自一项对85名居住在德国社区的老年人(年龄范围:60至92岁)的纵向研究。参与者在两次测量中填写问卷，间隔一年。使用交叉路径模型探讨了居住满意度与邻里关系之间的相互作用。结果:随着时间的推移，较高的居住满意度水平预示着依恋的增强和烦恼的减少。此外，在1年的过程中，依恋预测了居住满意度的积极变化。结论:老年人可以运用适应性行为和策略来优化邻里体验。这些发现对提高社区居住老年人的居住满意度具有启示意义。

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Journal of Housing for the Elderly GERONTOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Housing is more than houses-it is the foundation upon which the essentials of life are anchored. The quality of housing can enhance or diminish the well-being of individuals and families as well as that of the entire community. Before the Journal of Housing for the Elderly, housing for the elderly as a subject area has a relatively brief history. The Journal of Housing for the Elderly aims to serve the needs of gerontological professionals in the fields of architecture and housing, urban planning, and public policy who are responsible for the residential environments of the elderly in the community.