@article{ref1,
title="Housing in old age: dynamical interactions between neighborhood attachment, neighbor annoyance, and residential satisfaction",
journal="Journal of housing for the elderly",
year="2017",
author="Beyer, Anja and Kamin, Stefan T. and Lang, Frieder R.",
volume="31",
number="4",
pages="382-393",
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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0276-3893",
doi="10.1080/02763893.2017.1335671",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2017.1335671"
}