Transactions on Transport Sciences 2023, 14(1):38-43 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2022.020

Harm or asset? Investigating the impact of commuting time on life satisfaction in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Julius Janáčeka*, Pavol Minárika, Daniel ©»astnýb
a. University of J. E. Purkyně, Ústí nad Labem - Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Moskevská 54, Ústí nad Labem 400 96, Czech Republic
b. University of New York in Prague, Londýnská 41, Praha 120 00, Czech Republic This article was created with the support of the Smart project (grant number: CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_048/0007435), University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.

This study investigates the impact of commuting on life satisfaction of inhabitants of Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. The sample is based on three consecutive questionnaire surveys in years 2019, 2020 and 2021, n = 1686 (893 women). The data was analyzed using ordered logit regression models. The results show that in the case of women, there is an optimal commuting time when using public transport. Also, active commuting (on foot or riding a bike) has a potential positive influence on women's life satisfaction. Commuting by car has no influence on the life satisfaction of women. In the case of men, there is no relation between commuting time and life satisfaction whatsoever. These results can serve as an incentive to promote certain types of transportation both on personal and public level.

Keywords: Commuting, life satisfaction, happiness, students

Received: August 30, 2022; Revised: November 3, 2022; Accepted: November 16, 2022; Prepublished online: December 7, 2022; Published: April 20, 2023  Show citation

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Janáček, J., Minárik, P., & ©»astný, D. (2023). Harm or asset? Investigating the impact of commuting time on life satisfaction in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. Transactions on Transport Sciences, 14(1), 38-43. doi: 10.5507/tots.2022.020
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