A gap-theoretical path model of residential satisfaction and intention to move house applied to renovated historical blocks in two Chinese cities

《A gap-theoretical path model of residential satisfaction and intention to move house applied to renovated historical blocks in two Chinese cities》

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关键字: Intention to move; Residential satisfaction; Path analysis; URBAN CHINA; LIFE-COURSE; HOME OWNERSHIP; MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; STRESS; GUANGZHOU; MIGRATION; SHANGHAI; DECISION

作者单位: [Jiang, Wen; Feng, Tao; Timmermans, Harry] Eindhoven Univ Technol, Eindhoven, Netherlands. [Li, Heping] Chongqing Univ, Chongqing, Peoples R China. Jiang, W (reprint author), Eindhoven Univ Technol, Urban Planning Grp, POB 513,Den Dolech 2, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands. E-Mail: w.jiang@tue.nl

摘要: Using data from eight historical blocks in two selected Chinese cities, this article presents the results of a path model, which captures both the direct and indirect relationships between social-demographics, residential satisfaction and intention to move. Using a gap theoretical framework, results of the path analysis suggest that the intention to move house is significantly and negatively affected by residential satisfaction. In turn, residential satisfaction is significantly influenced by the gap between aspired and actual housing and environmental attributes, proportional to aspiration level. Additionally, the intention to move house and the residential gap are influenced by a set of physical and social-demographical profiles. Residents who rent a house have a lower intention to move, while people living in historical blocks that are at the early renovation stage have a higher propensity to move. Among the various social demographical variables, age is found to be the most influential one, showing that older inhabitants have a lower intention to move house than younger inhabitants.