Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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310503 | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice | 2010 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
It is argued that utility theory that underpins current cost-benefit analyses of daily travel needs to be complemented. An alternative theoretical framework is to this end proposed which applies subjective well-being (SWB) to travel behaviour analysis. It is posited in this theoretical framework that participation in goal-directed activities, facilitated or hindered by travel, contributes to SWB, that the degree of travel-related stress in participating in these activities reduces SWB, and that positive affect associated with travel in itself has an impact on SWB.
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Authors
Dick Ettema, Tommy Gärling, Lars E. Olsson, Margareta Friman,