2007 年 72 巻 616 号 p. 23-30
In a formation process of residential preference, the effect of resident's values and residential history is analyzed. A web-based questionnaire survey of residential preference was conducted on 2000 people living in the Tokyo metropolitan area, who bought houses in recent years. By Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), a model that resident's values mediate between residential history and future residential preference is verified. The analysis shows that 'values-mediated' indirect relations can suitably explain a formation process of preference for natural environment of town rather than 'values non-mediated' direct relation. This result indicates necessity to include psychological factors in models of residential preference formation.