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The Relationship between Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction of Social Sustainability in Residential Environment

주거환경의 사회적 지속가능성 만족도와 주관적 행복감과의 관계

Hwa-Kyoung Shin*
,
In-Sook Jo**
신화경 *
,
조인숙 **
*정회원(주저자), 상명대학교 소비자주거학과 교수, 이학박사
**정회원(교신저자), 상명대학교 소비자주거학과 강사, 이학박사
Corresponding AuthorIn-Sook Jo, Dept. of Consumer & Housing, Sangmyung. Univ. 7 Hongji-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Korea E-mail: anetjo@naver.com
25 April 2015. pp. 57-66
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the relationship between subjective happiness and satisfaction of social sustainability in residential environment. The data for the analysis were collected through questionnaire survey method from October 29 to November 10, 2013, and the sample consisted of 338 residents living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-Do province. The social sustianability was composed of locality, communality and organism. Locality composed of historical and cultural reflection of regional identity and of regions. Communality composed of social integration, community program and facilities. Organism composed of employment, self-sufficiency, welfare, population, safety and housing. The findings of the study were as followings: 1) The average of subjective happiness was 3.82 points, over neutral. 2) The social sustainability in residential environment was related with the subjective happiness. 3) In the social sustainability in residential environment, the residents was satisfied with locality and organism, but they was not satisfied with communality.

Keywords
Social Sustinability
Subjective Happiness
Residential Environment
키워드
사회적 지속가능성
주관적 행복감
주거환경
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 26
  • No :2
  • Pages :57-66
  • Received Date : 2015-01-25
  • Revised Date : 2015-03-25
  • Accepted Date : 2015-04-03
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2015.26.2.057
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