The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction
Well-being is an important goal pursued by humans, and the living environment has a profound impact on various aspects of human health. The objective of this study is to explore the mechanism by which the built environment affects the well-being of residents, specifically how multiple, distinct doma...
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| description | Well-being is an important goal pursued by humans, and the living environment has a profound impact on various aspects of human health. The objective of this study is to explore the mechanism by which the built environment affects the well-being of residents, specifically how multiple, distinct domains of life satisfaction mediate the effects of diverse built environment features on well-being—a nuanced pathway not yet comprehensively examined. Based on questionnaire data collected from 22 statistical districts in Macau, with a sample size of 1313 individuals, a multilevel linear regression model and mediation analysis were applied (model R<sup>2</sup> ≈ 47%). When leisure satisfaction is used as a mediator variable alone, the explanatory power of the original model increases the most (from 7.6% to 32%). Complete Mediation via Specific Domains: Health satisfaction fully mediated the effects of intersection density (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and bus stop accessibility (<i>p</i> < 0.05). All four satisfaction domains collectively fully mediated income diversity (Shannon index, <i>p</i> < 0.01). The 14 built environment metrics (5 socioeconomic, 9 morphological) exhibited differential mediation mechanisms: while transportation-related metrics (intersection density, bus stops) primarily operated through health/social satisfaction, diversity indices (income, education, land use) and unemployment rate engaged all satisfaction domains. Some variables showed partial mediation through various satisfaction pathways (<i>p</i> < 0.01–0.05). These findings underscore the necessity of considering multidimensional life satisfaction as critical pathways in urban well-being research and policy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a96a092dfdd49feb27b8019cfaefa2a2025-08-20T03:28:33ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-06-011513224210.3390/buildings15132242The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life SatisfactionTunan Deng0Chun-Ming Hsieh1Anan Guan2Xueying Wu3Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, Macau, ChinaFaculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, Macau, ChinaFaculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, Macau, ChinaFaculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, Macau, ChinaWell-being is an important goal pursued by humans, and the living environment has a profound impact on various aspects of human health. The objective of this study is to explore the mechanism by which the built environment affects the well-being of residents, specifically how multiple, distinct domains of life satisfaction mediate the effects of diverse built environment features on well-being—a nuanced pathway not yet comprehensively examined. Based on questionnaire data collected from 22 statistical districts in Macau, with a sample size of 1313 individuals, a multilevel linear regression model and mediation analysis were applied (model R<sup>2</sup> ≈ 47%). When leisure satisfaction is used as a mediator variable alone, the explanatory power of the original model increases the most (from 7.6% to 32%). Complete Mediation via Specific Domains: Health satisfaction fully mediated the effects of intersection density (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and bus stop accessibility (<i>p</i> < 0.05). All four satisfaction domains collectively fully mediated income diversity (Shannon index, <i>p</i> < 0.01). The 14 built environment metrics (5 socioeconomic, 9 morphological) exhibited differential mediation mechanisms: while transportation-related metrics (intersection density, bus stops) primarily operated through health/social satisfaction, diversity indices (income, education, land use) and unemployment rate engaged all satisfaction domains. Some variables showed partial mediation through various satisfaction pathways (<i>p</i> < 0.01–0.05). These findings underscore the necessity of considering multidimensional life satisfaction as critical pathways in urban well-being research and policy.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/13/2242well-beinglife satisfactionintermediary effectsocioeconomic environmentmorphogenetic environment |
| spellingShingle | Tunan Deng Chun-Ming Hsieh Anan Guan Xueying Wu The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Buildings well-being life satisfaction intermediary effect socioeconomic environment morphogenetic environment |
| title | The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction |
| title_full | The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction |
| title_short | The Impact of the Built Environment on Resident Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Multidimensional Life Satisfaction |
| title_sort | impact of the built environment on resident well being the mediating role of multidimensional life satisfaction |
| topic | well-being life satisfaction intermediary effect socioeconomic environment morphogenetic environment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/13/2242 |
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