Links between Attitudes, Mode Choice, and Travel Satisfaction: A Cross-Border Long-Commute Case Study

Sustainability

Marius Thériault¹  Philippe Gerber²  Samuel Carpentier-Postel³  Christophe Enaux⁴ 

[1] ESAD/CRAD, Université Laval Québec, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada;LISER—Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), 4366 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg;ThéMA UMR 6049, CNRS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon, CEDEX, France;UMR 7362 LIVE, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France;

关键词: cross-border long commutes;    Luxembourg;    satisfaction;    attitudes;    mode choice;    statistical modelling;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12219203

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper focuses on a particular form of high mobility, namely the long journeys to work generated by cross-border job market. More precisely, it studies the impact of such behaviors on well-being by analyzing the relationships between mode choice, transport-related attitudes, socio-demographic and spatial attributes, and the level of satisfaction in the context of cross-border long commutes to Luxembourg. The statistical modelling is rooted to a conceptual framework that emphasizes the mutual dependencies between attitudes, mode choice, and satisfaction. Based on a survey among long-distance commuters (N = 3093) held in 2010 and 2011, two ordered logistic regressions, one of which including latent constructs of transport-related attitudes derived from a structural equation modelling, are developed to explain satisfaction in commuting. Main findings are: (1) Travel-related attitudes influence satisfaction with travel more than socio-demographic attributes; (2) public transport users are globally more satisfied in commuting than car drivers; (3) the socio-economic model of satisfaction is plagued by omitted variables issues; (4) the attitude model of satisfaction drops all but one socio-economic attributes (education remains) while improving adjustment (Pseudo-R-squared = 0.57 versus 0.09; BIC = 2953 versus 6059) and avoiding omitted variables bias. The effect of attitudes and other latent constructs is of paramount importance, even concealing most socio-demographic attributes to assess satisfaction. The conclusion is devoted to a discussion on the sustainability of these cross-border long commutes from the individual, social, and environmental points of view.

【 授权许可】

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