Journal article
The impacts of dwelling conditions on older persons’ psychological well-being in Hong Kong: the mediating role of residential satisfaction
Abstract
About 11% of Hong Kong's population of 7 million people are aged 65 and over and many of them live in old urban areas. Many of these areas have been subjected to urban redevelopment and some of the residents have been relocated to newer estates in peripheral new towns. Previous studies have focused on the challenges the urban environment has placed on older persons in terms of capability to cope with the demands that the environment places upon …
Authors
Phillips DR; Siu O-L; Yeh AGO; Cheng KHC
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 60, No. 12, pp. 2785–2797
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.027
ISSN
0277-9536