Modeling Resident Satisfaction: Comparison of the Francescato and Fishbein-Ajzen TRA Models

A military on-post family housing site is selected as a setting for this study. Since this dissertation is the first study applying the TRA to housing satisfaction studies, it reveals many limitations with a typical housing setting. This study draws statistical and practical superiority of the traditional Francescato model (i.e., a belief-based model) over a newly proposed TRA model (i.e., an attitude-based model) to measure a resident's satisfaction with his or her housing environment. A more extensive effort in addressing the nature of the relationship between empirical measures of a resident's beliefs, values, and attitudes related to his or her living environment is recommended. Implications for future research based on theoretical, analytical, and substantive issues for housing satisfaction studies are identified.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban and Regional Planning

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kim, Sungho

Contributors dc:contributor

• Leonard F. Heumann

• Psychology, Behavioral

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9737160

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79561