Aspects of student housing satisfaction: a quantitative study

Geographical Diversity and Students’ Housing Satisfaction in South Africa

“…The findings from the survey support the study done by Thomsen (2010) in a student housing in Norway where it was identified that the distance to classes, student centers, security services, school bus station, sport field, gymnasium, computer laboratories and worship facilities are the major factors of satisfaction in student housing. Also, Khozaei et al (2010) found that student living on campus are mostly satisfied with student housing facilities that are close to classes, food cafeterias (student centres) and exposure to opportunities of meeting new people.…”

“…Perceived housing satisfaction varies among different social groups as individuals do not necessarily compare their own situation to the average norm in society but refer to the norm of the group they belong to. People belonging to different social groups consequently show different levels of satisfaction with the same housing condition (Thomsen and Eikemo, 2010). Therefore the description of students being young adult entering a new phase in life captures a major part of the students in South Africa.…”

Development and validation of the student accommodation preferences instrument (SAPI)

“…Therefore, students need to adapt themselves to this new situation that is likely to differ from their respective homes. Given this fact, it has been of interest for researchers to understand how students have adjusted to the residence hall and the coping strategies they have adopted ( Amole, 2005 ), as well as the factors that infl uence their satisfaction ( Thomsen, 2010 ). Amole ' s study (2005) attempts to explain the coping strategies that a particular group of students adopted while living in overcrowded university residence halls.…”

Los determinantes de la satisfacción residencial en México

“…Otros utilizan índices de probabilidad odds ratio cuando el objetivo es determinar la propensión de los residentes a mudarse (James III, 2008;Grzeskowiak et al, 2003). El método de mínimos cuadrados ordinarios es uno de los procedimientos de estimación más socorridos en los estudios de satisfacción residencial (Fried, 1982;Elsinga y Hoekstra, 2005;Chapman y Lombard, 2006;Thomsen y Eikemo, 2010).…”