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Environmental and psychological factors in reactions to apartments and mobile homes
Abstract The reactions of U.S. Army families living in mobile home parks and apartment complexes to their housing, were assessed. Apartments and mobile homes were rated somewhat differently in line with realistic environmental differences, but were rated similar in overall housing satisfaction or feelings of crowding and privacy. Higher environmental quality was related to more positive evaluations in apartments, but had little impact in mobile home parks. Psychological factors such as degree of housing choice, comparison of present housing with past housing or that of friends, and expectation of impending improvement in housing had strong effects on housing satisfaction. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Environmental and psychological factors in reactions to apartments and mobile homes
Abstract The reactions of U.S. Army families living in mobile home parks and apartment complexes to their housing, were assessed. Apartments and mobile homes were rated somewhat differently in line with realistic environmental differences, but were rated similar in overall housing satisfaction or feelings of crowding and privacy. Higher environmental quality was related to more positive evaluations in apartments, but had little impact in mobile home parks. Psychological factors such as degree of housing choice, comparison of present housing with past housing or that of friends, and expectation of impending improvement in housing had strong effects on housing satisfaction. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Environmental and psychological factors in reactions to apartments and mobile homes
Paulus, Paul B. (author) / Nagar, Dinesh (author) / Camacho, Luz M. (author)
Journal of Environmental Psychology ; 11 ; 143-161
1990-11-22
19 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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