Explaining housing preference and choice: The role of self-congruity and functional congruity

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-347

  Sirgy, M Joseph ^a   Grzeskowiak, Stephan ^b   Su, Chenting ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Functional congruity; Home choice; Home preference; Home purchase; Residential migration; Residential mobility; Self congruity; Self image congruence

Indexed keywords

HOUSING CONDITIONS; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING POLICY; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY;

EID: 33745434878     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-005-9020-7     Document Type: Article

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