Mohit, Mohammad Abdul and Al-Khanbashi, Adel Mahfoud Mubarak
(2014)
Residential satisfaction: concept, theories and empirical studies.
PLANNING MALAYSIA - Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 3.
pp. 47-66.
ISSN 1675-6215
Abstract
Residential satisfaction, defined as the feeling of contentment when one has
or achieves what one needs or desires in a house, is an important indicator
and planners, architects, developers and policy makers use it in a number of
ways. There are three theories – housing needs theory, housing deficit theory
and psychological construct theory, and most empirical studies have used
these theories or a combination of these theories in their research design. A
number of variables representing housing and neighbourhood characteristics,
individuals‘ socio-demographic attributes as well as their perceptions of
housing and neighbourhood conditions have been analysed in most empirical
studies what stand to indicate that further studies are required until a general
theory of residential satisfaction/ dissatisfaction emerges. Also, a host of
variables belonging to housing and its environment including the sociodemographic
attributes of residents exert significant influences on the level of
residential satisfaction/ dissatisfaction which is however, culture and value
specific indicating that further studies on residential satisfaction/
dissatisfaction can be undertaken on case specific context to guide public
policies on housing.
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