Place Attachment and Aging in Place: Preferences and Disruptions
William A. V. Clark,
Rachel Ong ViforJ,
Christopher Phelps
Abstract:This paper examines the links between place attachment and older persons’ preferences to age in place, and factors that disrupt these preferences. We use data from the 2001–2021 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey and panel-data modelling to confirm strong associations between several place attachment dimensions and aging-in-place preferences. Strong ties to children, strong social capital, residence in social housing, homeownership status, housing wealth, and home and neighborhood satisf… Show more
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