Dimensions that explain attachment to the home / Dimensiones que explican el apego a la vivienda

Abstract

The home is the central place in a person’s life, in relation to which they develop strong bonds of attachment. The living room is the most public and representative space of the home. This article aims to ascertain the extent to which attachment to the home is related with control and place identity. It also studies the extent to which the representativeness of the living room is explained by the descriptive and connotative dimensions attributed to it by the resident. To achieve these aims, 50 participants, who lived alone, completed a self-administered questionnaire in their own home. Factor and multiple regression analyses show that control and identity both explain attachment to the home, which is in turn related to residential satisfaction. It is also observed that people who feel most represented by their living room find this space more pleasing and feel a greater degree of attachment.