ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the effects of the suprapersonal environment on the residential satisfaction and subjective well-being of elders living in an urban environment. It discusses the global questions and hypotheses propelling the investigation, the characterization of the suprapersonal environment, the distinction between objective and perceived characteristics of the suprapersonal environment, objective and perceived determination of neighborhood poverty type, and the selection of specific negative social conditions in the neighborhood to be studied. This discussion provides the foundation for the research questions asked, associated hypotheses, and a more detailed rationale for variable selection. A more detailed discussion of the difference between objective and perceived measures is beneficial to understanding hypothesized relationships. The second subcomponent of the suprapersonal environment selected here is negative social conditions. The research questions and hypotheses are divided into main and interaction effects. Each hypothesis is to be tested while controlling for the effects of all other variables in the model.
