Home Dissatisfaction, Body Image, and Sociocultural Attitudes: An Exploratory Study

Keith Malcolm Allen; Nicholas Pleace; Daryl Martin

doi:10.1080/14036096.2023.2227633

Home Dissatisfaction, Body Image, and Sociocultural Attitudes: An Exploratory Study

Keith Malcolm Allen, Nicholas Pleace, Daryl Martin

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Abstract

This article explores home dissatisfaction using methods modelled on those used to understand negative body image and its causes. We found that a substantial proportion of UK participants (13–39%) expressed dissatisfaction with their homes. Although the strongest association was between home dissatisfaction and reported physical problems, there was evidence that dissatisfaction is also predicted by experiencing pressure from the media and your family to improve your home, as well as reporting a greater tendency to compare your home to others’. The results of the study provide initial evidence for a sociocultural explanation of home dissatisfaction, analogous to sociocultural explanations of body dissatisfaction.

Original language	English
Number of pages	20
Journal	Housing, Theory and Society
Early online date	26 Jun 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2023.2227633
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 26 Jun 2023

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Housing satisfaction
residential satisfaction
body image
phenomenology
sociocultural attitudes
ontological security

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