Dreaming big and living small: examining motivations and satisfaction in tiny house living
Dreaming big and living small: examining motivations and satisfaction in tiny house living
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DOI：
10.1007/s10901-018-9616-3
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
King, Sarah B.
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作者：
Boeckermann, Lauren M.;Kaczynski, Andrew T.;King, Sarah B.
在美国，从1973年到2013年，平均房屋面积从1660平方英尺增加到2596平方英尺，房价上涨到1970年平均价格的9倍多。此外，自1950年代以来，城市扩张和城市住宅的增加导致住房对环境的负面影响增加了50%。考虑到这些问题，许多人重新评估了他们的需求和愿望，导致了小房子运动。因此，本研究的目的是探讨小房子居民的动机，并了解他们是否与小房子满意度相关。微型住宅社区调查是一项在线调查，通过七个不同的项目（例如，简单生活、可持续性、成本等）。整体的小房子满意度也通过询问受访者是否对他或她的小房子满意来衡量，用五分制来衡量。SPSS 22.0中的描述性和多变量分析根据各种社会人口和结构因素（例如，性别、位置、房屋大小）。降低成本、简化生活方式和增加自由是超过一半的受访者的主要动机。在研究动机和住房满意度之间的关联时，简化的生活方式是受访者持有的唯一动机。增加对微型房屋及其影响的了解可以帮助克服微型房屋社区面临的一些挑战，如缺乏认识，合法性问题和融资机会。
In America, the average house size has increased from 1660 to 2596 ft(2) from 1973 to 2013 with home prices rising to more than nine times the average price in 1970. Additionally, the increase in urban sprawl and city dwelling has caused a 50% increase in the negative environmental impact of housing since the 1950s. Given these concerns, many people have reevaluated their needs and desires leading to the tiny house movement. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to examine tiny house dwellers' motivations and understanding whether they are correlated to tiny house satisfaction. The Tiny House Community Survey was an online survey to assesses tiny house residents' motivations for living tiny through seven diverse items (e.g., simpler life, sustainability, cost, etc.). Overall tiny house satisfaction was also measured by asking if the respondent was satisfied with his or her tiny house, captured on a five-point scale. Descriptive and multivariate analyses within SPSS 22.0 compared the motivations of tiny house dwellers according to a variety of socio-demographic and structural factors (e.g., gender, location, house size). Decreased costs, a simplified lifestyle, and increased freedom were salient motivations for more than half of the surveyed population. In examining the association between motivations and housing satisfaction, a simplified lifestyle was the only motivation held by respondents with significant relationship. Increased knowledge regarding tiny homes and their impact could help overcome some of the challenges faced by the tiny house community such as lack of awareness, legality concerns, and financing opportunities.