Abstract
A systems approach was the basis for analysis of maintenance and improvement behavior of owners of single‐family dwellings. Situational determinants influencing demands and resources were analyzed as well as the influence of demands and resources on the behavior. The sample was composed of 188 male heads of intact families living in small towns.Least squares analysis of variance revealed that maintenance skill and time available influenced maintenance behavior; improvement skill affected improvement behavior; goal preferences decreased with age of the head whereas occurrent wants increased with increased age and with a decreased consumption orientation, but decreased with increased house value. In relation to resources, the consumption orientation of the head affected maintenance skill and interest, and improvement skill and interest. Community location affected maintenance skill and interest, while occupation of the head affected maintenance and improvement interest. Improvement interest also varied with husband's age.
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