Subjective Well-Being Related to Satisfaction with Daily Travel

Subjective well-being (SWB) is a concept that refers to satisfaction with life in general, and has been proposed as a measure of an individual’s benefits. This study investigates whether satisfaction with daily travel has a positive impact on SWB, either directly or indirectly through facilitating the performance of out-of-home activities. The study also seeks to determine whether emotional-symbolic or instrumental reasons for automobile use results in higher satisfaction with daily travel than other travel modes. A population-based sample of 1,330 Swedish citizens was surveyed about automobile access and use, satisfaction with daily travel, satisfaction with performance of out-of-home routine activities, and affective and cognitive SWB. The findings showed that the effect of satisfaction with daily travel on affective and cognitive SWB is both direct and indirect by way of satisfaction with performance of activities. Percent weekly automobile use had a small effect on satisfaction with daily travel and on affective SWB, which was also fully mediated by the effect of SAS. The findings from this study indicate that satisfaction with daily travel plays an important role for SWB, and that a reduction in satisfaction with daily travel would negatively impact SWB.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-010-9283-z
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• Authors:
  • Bergstad, Cecilia Jakobsson
  • Gamble, Amelie
  • Garling, Tommy
  • Hagman, Olle
  • Polk, Merritt
  • Ettema, Dick
  • Friman, Margareta
  • Olsson, Lars E
• Publication Date: 2011-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-15
• Serial:
  • Transportation
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 0049-4488
  • EISSN: 1572-9435
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/11116

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Customer satisfaction; Travel; Travel surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subjective assessment; Well-being
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01341171
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 2011 6:49AM