Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Keywords
evaluation, Homeownership, life satisfaction
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
Volume
10
Issue
2
First Page
239
Last Page
250
Abstract
This research examines the impact of financially assisted homeownership for Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity home recipients as measured in life satisfaction. We develop and assess a model with homeownership as the independent variable and financial well-being, current health, and psychological well-being as mediating variables that impact life satisfaction. We utilize data from 184 Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity homeowners and applicants to test the model. The findings show that homeownership through Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity is related to life satisfaction. That relationship is partially mediated by financial well-being, current health, and psychological well-being, where the mediating variables amplify the relationship between homeownership and life satisfaction.
Department
Department of Accounting
Department
Department of Nursing and Public Health
Original Publication Date
9-23-2024
Object Description
1 PDF File
DOI of published version
10.20899/jpna.m76e3382
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2024 The Author(s)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Jayswal, Esha; Ugrin, Joseph; Cornish, Disa; Buhr, Brent; and Parrish, Ali, "The Power of Homeownership: The Case for Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity" (2024). Faculty Publications. 6731.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6731
Comments
First published in Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, v10 n2 (2024) published by Midwest Public Affairs Conference. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.m76e3382