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Title:

What Does Travel Do to Life Satisfaction and Emotional Well-Being?

Accession Number:

01626359

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Previous research has investigated satisfaction with work commutes. The authors extend this research by investigating whether satisfaction with everyday travel generally (including work commutes, school, leisure, and shopping trips) is related to life satisfaction and emotional well-being. A random sample of 367 participants was recruited from three urban areas in Sweden (Karlstad, Göteborg, and Stockholm) varying from a small (appr. 90,000 residents) through a medium (appr. 550,000 residents) to a large population size (appr. 925,000 residents). In a questionnaire the participants reported retrospectively their satisfaction with everyday travel, life satisfaction, and emotional well-being. Direct and indirect effects of travel satisfaction on life satisfaction and emotional well-being were analysed using a PLS- SEM method. Results show that satisfaction with everyday travel directly influences emotional well-being and both directly and indirectly life satisfaction.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD50 Standing Committee on Environmental Justice in Transportation.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-04319

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Friman, Margareta
Gärling, Tommy
Ettema, Dick
Olsson, Lars E

Pagination:

23p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Society; Transportation (General)

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-04319

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 11:39AM