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This paper explores the relationship between satisfaction with life, social networks and discretionary travel behavior through the use of structural equation modeling (SEM). Discretionary travel, especially travel that can be considered to be made to perform social activity, tends to be non-regular and the trips are not necessarily cyclical in nature. That is, people may not always make these trips at the same time of the day or on the same day every week. The authors propose that these trips are likely to be avoided by individuals under adverse socioeconomic conditions, putting them at risk of being excluded and negatively affecting their well-being and satisfaction levels. The relationship between satisfaction with life and discretionary travel is explored aiming to discover whether unhappier individuals tend to make less non-mandatory trips and to understand the underlying factors of why this might happen. The results show that a relationship between subjective well-being and travel behavior exists, through both direct and indirect effects.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD20 Social and Economic Factors of Transportation. Alternate title: Relationship Between Satisfaction with Life and Discretionary Travel: Structural Equation Model Approach

01550057

15-5640

English

15p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Activity choices; Leisure time; Psychological aspects; Quality of life; Recreational trips; Social factors; Structural equation modeling; Travel behavior

Lisbon (Portugal)

Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-5640

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:54PM