The Structure of Motives for Moving: A Multidimensional Model of Residential Mobility

J M Brown
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J M Brown: Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, England

Environment and Planning A, 1983, vol. 15, issue 11, 1531-1544

Abstract: A three-dimensional conceptual model of residential mobility for owner-occupiers is proposed using the methods of facet theory (after Guttman). Three conceptual dimensions (facets) of buyers' reasons for moving are defined, based on the contribution of job-related motives, family-related motives and housing values. The conceptual model is tested by a multivariate statistical analysis (smallest space analysis) of a national sample of 1052 house purchasers. Facet theory permits the formulation of hypotheses about partitions in an n -dimensional space divided into clearly defined regions such that the model can literally be reconstructed in that space. Thus empirically verified, the model can be used to generate a typology of fourteen distinct mover types, and profiles are presented of their search behaviour and housing outcomes. The methods and findings are discussed in terms of their contribution to and extension of a behavioural approach to residential mobility.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1068/a151531

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