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Housing quality and psychological well-being among the elderly population
Author(s)Gary W Evans, Elyse Kantrowitz, Paul Eshelman
Journal titleJournals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 57B, no 4, July 2002
Pagespp P381-P383
KeywordsHousing [elderly] ; Quality ; Well being ; Living in the community ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationWith exponential growth in the number of older Americans living independently in the community, it is important to better understand the implications of living conditions for their psychological well-being. In a cross-sectional study, housing quality is associated with positive affect in older people. Moreover, this relation is mediated by place attachment. Independent of multiple sociodemographic factors such as income and gender, older residents of higher quality homes feel more attached to their home; this, in turn, appears to account for the relation between housing quality and positive affect. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020904203 A
ClassmarkKE: 59: D:F:5HH: K4: 3F: 7T

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