2023 Research in the Capitol
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Keywords
Home ownership--Iowa; Finance, Personal--Iowa; Conduct of life;
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the far-reaching impacts of homeownership for Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity (IHHFH) home recipients. We develop a serial mediation model with homeownership as the independent variable, and financial well-being, current health, and psychological well-being as mediating variables to explore the impact on life satisfaction, the dependent variable. We utilize a survey and data from 184 participants to test the model. The findings show a direct relationship between homeownership and life satisfaction, but 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. The model highlights that homeownership has three levels of impact: financial, current health, and psychological well-being all of which combined improve life satisfaction.
Start Date
6-3-2023 11:30 AM
End Date
6-3-2023 1:30 PM
Event Host
University Honors Programs, Iowa Regent Universities
Faculty Advisor
Joe Ugrin
Department
Department of Accounting
Copyright
©2023 Esha Jayswal
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Jayswal, Esha Sanjiv, "The Power of Homeownership [poster]" (2023). Research in the Capitol. 13.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/rcapitol/2023/all/13
The Power of Homeownership [poster]
The purpose of this study is to examine the far-reaching impacts of homeownership for Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity (IHHFH) home recipients. We develop a serial mediation model with homeownership as the independent variable, and financial well-being, current health, and psychological well-being as mediating variables to explore the impact on life satisfaction, the dependent variable. We utilize a survey and data from 184 participants to test the model. The findings show a direct relationship between homeownership and life satisfaction, but 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. The model highlights that homeownership has three levels of impact: financial, current health, and psychological well-being all of which combined improve life satisfaction.
