TY - JOUR
T1 - Travel duration tolerance
T2 - Examining the sensitivity of emotional well-being to trip duration
AU - Ermagun, Alireza
AU - Erinne, Jacquelyn
AU - Fan, Yingling
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - This study introduces the concept of “travel duration tolerance” to describe the phenomenon that people's emotional well-being may worsen after traveling for a certain duration. Using 9,383 trips made by 353 residents of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area between October 2016 and October 2017, we develop a set of panel survival analyses for five emotional well-being measures, including one positive (happiness) and four negatives (tiredness, stress, sadness, and pain) emotions. Findings indicate that positive emotion is more sensitive to trip duration than negative emotions. Among trip-level factors, the sensitivity of emotional well-being during a trip is relatively weak when traveling by bike, bus, and rail; conducting discretionary trip purposes; traveling with spouse, family, children, and friends; conducting secondary activities while traveling; and being satisfied with the travel environment. Among personal-level factors, the sensitivity of emotional well-being during a trip is relatively strong for women and African Americans.
AB - This study introduces the concept of “travel duration tolerance” to describe the phenomenon that people's emotional well-being may worsen after traveling for a certain duration. Using 9,383 trips made by 353 residents of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area between October 2016 and October 2017, we develop a set of panel survival analyses for five emotional well-being measures, including one positive (happiness) and four negatives (tiredness, stress, sadness, and pain) emotions. Findings indicate that positive emotion is more sensitive to trip duration than negative emotions. Among trip-level factors, the sensitivity of emotional well-being during a trip is relatively weak when traveling by bike, bus, and rail; conducting discretionary trip purposes; traveling with spouse, family, children, and friends; conducting secondary activities while traveling; and being satisfied with the travel environment. Among personal-level factors, the sensitivity of emotional well-being during a trip is relatively strong for women and African Americans.
KW - Daily Travel
KW - Satisfaction
KW - Subjective Well-being
KW - Travel Attitudes
KW - Travel Behavior
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103137
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103137
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120986362
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 102
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
M1 - 103137
ER -