Quality of life in residential environments

• Goda Perlaviciute ^[1] ; Linda Steg ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Groningen

     University of Groningen

     Países Bajos

     
• Localización: PsyEcology: Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental, ISSN-e 1989-9386, ISSN 2171-1976, Vol. 3, Nº. 3, 2012, págs. 325-340
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper proposes a different approach to study residential well-being, i.e. a quality of life (QoL) approach, that complements common approaches in this area. Under this approach, residential well-being is defined and studied as the extent to which important needs and values of residents are satisfied under given residential conditions. We argue that measuring QoL in a particular neighbourhood helps to assess residential well-being, to explain what determines residential well-being, and to identify which changes may improve residential well-being in that neighbourhood. In a study on the QoL of residents in Groningen (the Netherlands), we provided initial support for the applicability of the QoL measure to study residential well-being and demonstrated how the QoL approach may serve the functions discussed above.