Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the decision-making process and outcomes associated with downsizing to a smaller home in late life. Older adults who had downsized in the past year (n = 68) were recruited across the U.S. between 2018 and 2019 and were interviewed eithr in person or over the phone. Participants completed self-report measures of push-pull factors driving the decision to move, relocation controllability, sense of place (SOP), and relocation outcomes (i.e., move satisfaction and psychological well-being). Placing greater importance on push relative to pull factors was associated with lower levels of well-being in three domains: environmental mastery, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. Results of serial mediation analyses suggested that older adults whose downsizing decisions were more strongly influenced by push factors, felt less control over relocation, found it more difficult to develop SOP in the new home, and, in turn, experienced lower levels of psychological well-being and move satisfaction. These findings can be used to inform older adults’ downsizing decisions and develop supports for relocating older adults.

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当少即是多：缩小规模、地方感和晚年的幸福感

摘要 本研究旨在调查与晚年缩小房屋规模相关的决策过程和结果。2018 年至 2019 年期间，在美国各地招募了过去一年缩减规模的老年人（n = 68），并接受了亲自或通过电话采访。参与者完成了关于推动搬迁决定的推拉因素、搬迁可控性、地方感 (SOP) 和搬迁结果（即搬迁满意度和心理健康）的自我报告测量。相对于拉动因素，更重视推动因素与以下三个领域的幸福感水平较低有关：环境掌握、生活目标和自我接纳。连续中介分析的结果表明，缩小规模的决定受推动因素影响更大的老年人，对搬迁的控制力较差，发现在新家中更难以制定 SOP，反过来，他们的心理健康水平也较低。被和感动满足。这些发现可用于告知老年人的裁员决定，并为搬迁老年人提供支持。