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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Housing satisfaction with apartments in Henan

Figure 2. Design of structural equation modeling

while three factors (indoor environment [S3], complex survey responses from 594 apartment residents in Henan
characteristics [S4], and location characteristics [S5]) Province, China. The objective was to identify potential
did not exhibit a significant impact on housing intention improvements based on the results of their housing
to move. Among the factors that did affect it, interior satisfaction, with the ultimate goal of influencing residents’
structure (β = −0.227) and management characteristics intention to move.
(β = −0.448) were identified as having a negative effect. In First, convergent validity was established by
practical terms, this implies that if the housing satisfaction measuring the housing satisfaction of condominium
levels with management and interior structure are low, the apartment residents in Henan, China, considering 7
intention to move is higher. In addition, it is noteworthy content factors (interior facilities, interior structure,
that satisfaction with management characteristics surpasses indoor environment, complex characteristics, location
other satisfaction factors, indicating a stronger influence characteristics, management characteristics, and economic
in deterring the intention to move. Satisfaction with characteristics). These factors align with the rationale
interior facilities (β = 0.210) and economic characteristics presented by Huang and Du (2015), who argue for the
(β = 0.242) demonstrated a similar influence on the inclusion of physical, social, and economic characteristics
intention to move. Interestingly, for interior facilities, even if as contributing factors to housing satisfaction. This
satisfaction is high, the intention to move remains elevated. comprehensive approach acknowledges that housing
Similarly, high satisfaction with economic characteristics, satisfaction is influenced not only by physical attributes
including management costs, apartment prices, and future such as neighborhood characteristics, public facilities, and
investment values, was linked to an elevated intention to residential characteristics but also by social considerations
move. These results suggest that greater satisfaction with such as social relations, safety, and economic factors such
facility amenities may paradoxically lead to an increased as public housing costs.
intention of moving, while higher satisfaction with
economic characteristics amplifies the inclination to move. Second, the residents’ evaluations of the apartment
residential environment indicated above-average satisfaction
These findings illuminate a negative relationship levels. All 7 factors and all 41 measurement items related to
between housing satisfaction and the intention to move, housing satisfaction received an average rating of 3 points
as conceptualized in (Figure 1). In particular, housing or higher, with overall housing satisfaction averaging 3.47
satisfaction factors encompassing interior facilities, interior points. It is noteworthy that this elevated housing satisfaction
structure, management characteristics, and economic was found to exert a negative effect on the intention to move
characteristics influence both overall housing satisfaction (β = −0.146), supporting the existing body of research on
and housing intention to move. housing satisfaction and migration intentions, as seen in
5. Discussion previous findings (Speare, 1974). However, research studies
such as those conducted by Fang (2006) in Beijing City and
This study aimed to establish a housing satisfaction Diaz-Serrano and Stoyanova (2010) in 12 EU countries
scale for condominium apartments and analyzed online have suggested that the willingness to move does not always

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