Evaluation of the Relationship between Biophilic Outdoor Elements of Residential Complexes and the Elderly’s Residential Satisfaction (Case Study: Residential complexes of Shiraz)

Due to the increase of the elderly in the world and in Iran, attention to this group and providing them with the appropriate environmental conditions in order to maintain their satisfaction have further increased. One of the influential factors in enhancing the quality of outdoor space quality is the nature and its elements that can now be studied using modern approaches, such as biophilic approach. The present research has been conducted with the purpose of evaluating the relationship between the biophilic outdoor elements of residential complexes and the elderly’s residential satisfaction and also taking into account the effect of individual factors (moderating variables) in this relationship. The current research was a quantitative study which was conducted in the form of a survey using a researcher-developed questionnaire. Pearson's correlation coefficient test and SPSS 24 software were used to analyze the data. The statistical population is the elderly living in the residential complexes of Shiraz city. The sampling was done from among 174 people who were over 60 years old (101 males and 73 females). Comparing the results of the tests revealed that individual factors (moderating variables) affect the research variables and this influence can be effective in significance and the correlation degree of the relationships. Of the 72 relationships in the total results of the three study complexes, 67 correlations have a medium correlation coefficient and five correlations have a low correlation coefficient. The highest correlation coefficient is related to spatial orientation with the effect of individual factor, marital status(0.656); and with the adjusted coefficient of determination (0.472).The results related to Biopfilic sub-elements revealed thirty-eight significant relationships and six insignificant relationships (out of forty-four relationships), and the sense of belonging element (0.549) having the highest correlation. The research findings can be effective in reinforcing the Biophilic elements of outdoor space in residential complexes for the residential satisfaction of the elderly.