Psychological characteristics of high-rise residents

Abstract

Recently high-rise housing has become prosperous in Korea as a type of multi-use building, having good conditions of traffic, site exiting, facilities etc. In terms of a residential environment, high-rise housing has not always provided ideal conditions. Lack of research about resident's attitudes towards high-rise housing has led to dubious presumptions. In this paper, I would like to define the characteristics and investigate the dubious presumptions made regarding residents' attitudes. The data for the definition of psychological characteristics were collected using a survey questionnaire with residents of high-rise buildings in Chicago, Tokyo and Seoul. The results from the three cities are compared. Residents in Chicago, Tokyo, and Seoul showed differing responses, including various levels of stress caused by awareness of the height or building condition. © 2014 Taylor & Francis.