Abstract
There are not dwellings fitting to everybody. Thus, we need an instrument to measure how much friendly is home to its inhabitants; how successfully can they satisfy their multiple needs (for security, privacy, sensory stimulation, etc.) at home. Based on the theoretical researches by Gibson, Heft, Coolen, Inglis we developed the questionnaire ‘Friendliness of adolescents’ dwelling environment’. Laddering interview, endless sentences, and essays were used. Participants were adolescents living in various home and home-vicarial dwellings. Due to the pilot study we identified key constructs used by adolescents in their descriptions of preferable and non-preferable dwellings. These constructs were linked to adolescents’ needs. The list of these needs was added to the list of the needs proposed by 3 judges—environmental psychologists. Then the items pool (3 per every need) was completed. The more points the result shows the more favorable is home. Now, the questionnaire is being standardized.
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