The Impact of Multi-Quality Renewal Elements of Residence on the Subjective Well-Being of the Older Adults - A Case Study of Dalian

Abstract

Minling Teng, Jian Suo, Haojie Zhong, Ningbo Kou, Bingwen Song, Guopeng Li School of Architecture and Fine Art, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jian Suo, School of Architecture and Fine Art, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel [phone], Fax [phone], Email [email protected]: With the expansion of comprehensive renovation projects in China’s old residential areas, residents’ actual sense of access and well-being has become a source of concern. As the population in old residential areas ages, the results of old renovation will have a significant impact on the older adults quality of life and subjective well-being.Purpose: To date, most relevant studies have focused on urban and community scales, with little discussion of the impact of neighborhood-level renewal outcomes on the well-being of older adults. As a result, the purpose of this research is to optimize the quality renewal elements of existing old residential areas based on the results of their renovation in order to create a more livable living environment for older adults in existing old residential areas.Methods: Based on a survey of old neighborhoods in Dalian, the study examines the mediating effect of psychological resilience between multi-quality renewal elements and the subjective well-being of the older adults, and it discusses the influence of multi-quality renewal elements on the subjective well-being of the older adults in different residential types.Results: According to the findings, multi-quality renewal elements of residence positively predicted the subjective well-being of the older adults; there was a significant mediating effect of psychological resilience between the renewal elements and subjective well-being of the older adults. The study confirms that multiple quality renewal elements can contribute to older people’s subjective well-being, and that psychological resilience plays an important role in the selection of multiple quality renewal elements and older people’s subjective well-being.Conclusion: The research provides guidance for the establishment of health-oriented approaches to environmental restoration in residential areas for the sustainable development of communities and cities.Graphical Abstract: Keywords: existing old residential areas, multi-quality renewal elements, older adults, subjective well-being, impact

Keywords

• existing old residential areas
• multi-quality renewal elements
• older adults
• subjective well-being
• impact