Psychological and social correlates of life satisfaction as a function of residential constraint.
Two questions were addressed in the present study: Do residential setting of varying levels of constraint influence life satisfaction? Do such settings involve different correlates of life satisfaction? A total of 129 male and female ambulatory residents were surveyed in settings of high and low constraint on the following measures: life, satisfaction, developmental task resolution, self-acceptance, perceived autonomy, activity level, health and educational level. Stepwise regression, covariance, and t-test analyses indicated: (1) life satisfaction and developmental task accomplishment were greater in the lower constraining setting; (2) the selected correlates resulted in multiple correlations of .675 and .590 with satisfaction; (3) differing sets of correlates significantly predicted satisfaction in each setting; health the most important in the high constraining setting and perceived autonomy and self-concept important to the low constraining setting; (4) developmental task success significantly predicted satisfaction in both settings.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010684:Philosophy; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012649:Self Concept