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

Abstract

Background

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

Data Sharing Statement

The data are not publicly available due to ongoing data analysis for subsequent research manuscripts.

Informed Consent Statement

The template of the Informed Consent Statement has been submitted as an Annexed Document.

Institutional Review Board Statement

The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board (or Ethics Committee) of Dalian University of Technology Bio and Medical Ethics Committee (protocol code DLUTSAFA211220-01 and date of approval 2022. 12. 20).

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Yiming Qiu for revision and Yiwei Li, Shuhan Li, Haojie Zhong, Xuefen Hu, Bingwen Song, Ningbo Kou, and Shiyu Wang for their help in undertaking the survey and collecting the data.

Author Contributions

All authors made a significant contribution to the work reported, whether that is in the conception, study design, execution, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, or in all these areas; took part in drafting, revising or critically reviewing the article; gave final approval of the version to be published; have agreed on the journal to which the article has been submitted; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

Additional information

Funding

This research was funded by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant number 51978118 and 51908102.