Assessment of Residential Satisfaction Indices of the Boys Aged 11 to 15 Years Old in the Idealistic Formal Operational Stage; Case Study: Newly Built Residential Complexes in Karimabad, Tonekabon

Given the importance of considering the residents' satisfaction of residential complexes, especially children, it is necessary to evaluate the environmental quality of these complexes architecture related to residential satisfaction. In recent years, construction of high-rise residential complexes in the context of villa houses in Tonekabon city has been increasing and this issue often has affected young people who are in the intellectual period of their life. Hence, the article seeks to study the residential satisfaction indices within a specific age range focusing on gender (male) and evaluates the components affecting it. This work is done by analyzing the prominent features of formal operational age range (11-15 years old) and separating the mental and concrete attributes of the community members in newly built residential complexes of Karimabad district of Tonekabon city. This descriptive-analytical study is a kind of applied research that used mixed (qualitative-quantitative) method, and descriptive method has been used in parts of theoretical views and review of previous studies. To achieve the casual relationships and recognition of the correlation and relations among variables and indices, analytical survey method is applied. In this regard, in addition to the interview, a closed-ended questionnaire has been applied as well. The results show that among the set of factors affecting residential satisfaction, mental and idealistic dimensions more than concrete dimensions are considered and selected by the children and it is noteworthy that although the children have an abstract view in the formal operational age stage and their thoughts lead to idealism, concrete components are not ignored in the eyes of idealist children.