Urban commuting – A threat to the work-family balance?

Denstadli, Jon Martin; Julsrud, Tom Erik; Christiansen, Petter

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.04.011

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“…Commute is not only measured by time or distance, but also by transport mode. In general, active travel mode, such as walking and biking, has been found to be associated with the least commuting stress or the highest travel satisfaction compared to public transit and automobile (Ye and Titheridge 2017 ; Denstadli et al 2017 ). This is probably because non-motorized mode of transportation is less likely to be affected by delays and traffic congestions, and therefore provides commuters with the most control over their schedule and flexibility.…”

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“…Some studies identified that the bus commuters experienced the lowest travel satisfaction due to initial waiting, long walking, poor weather conditions, and a lack of control (St-Louis et al 2014;Ye and Titheridge 2017). Others, on the contrary, reported that car commuters did not differ significantly from bus commuters or faced higher commuting stress due to road congestion (Gatersleben and Uzzell 2007;Denstadli et al 2017). In addition, the choice of travel mode is highly affected by both personal characteristics and the built-in environment (De Vos et al 2016), which suggests that the built-in environment may moderate the relationship between travel mode and work-family conflict.…”

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Impact of Absolute and Relative Commute Time on Work–Family Conflict: Work Schedule Control, Child Care Hours, and Life Satisfaction

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Flexibility is crucial when employees manage their work and family demands and their commute between home and work. The current study examined the direct and moderation effects of variables from multiple domains including work schedule control (work domain), childcare hours (family domain), and life satisfaction (overall life domain). The impact of the geographic context on work–family conflict was tested with two contextual variables that were generated with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, where ‘absolute’ and ‘relative commute time’ were investigated in relation to work–family conflict. The participants participated in the National Study of Changing Workforce and completed an online survey on many work and family related variables. Results support the fact that commute time has an impact on work–family dynamics, that life satisfaction can influence this relationship, and that it is important to consider neighborhood in future research to better comprehend work–family interface issues. The study also highlights the importance of urbanization, relative and absolute commute time, etc. in impacting work–family conflict. Additionally, the study discusses the impact of COVID-19 on commute and one’s work–family dynamics. Future research directions are put forward to better understand work and family experiences in the post COVID-19 world.

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Impact of Absolute and Relative Commute Time on Work–Family Conflict: Work Schedule Control, Child Care Hours, and Life Satisfaction

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“…For example, two studies have shown that longer commute durations are associated with decreased satisfaction with social contacts (Delmelle, Haslauer, & Prinz, 2013, for workers in Vienna; Kroesen, 2014, for workers in Netherlands), while a study of British workers found longer commute durations are associated with lower leisure time satisfaction for men but not for women (Wheatley, 2014). When workers are satisfied with their commutes it has been found they have greater satisfaction with their jobs (Abou-Zeid & Ben-Akiva, 2011, for an international sample of commuters) and with work-family balance (Denstedli, Julsrud, & Christiansen, 2017, for knowledge workers in Oslo).…”

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Commuting and wellbeing: a critical overview of the literature with implications for policy and future research

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This review provides a critical overview of what has been learnt about commuting's impact on subjective wellbeing (SWB). It is structured around a conceptual model which assumes commuting can affect SWB over three time horizons: (i) during the journey; (ii) immediately after the journey; and (iii) over the longer term. Our assessment of the evidence shows that mood is lower during the commute than other daily activities and stress can be induced by congestion, crowding and unpredictability. People who walk or cycle to work are generally more satisfied with their commute than those who travel by car and especially those who use public transport. Satisfaction decreases with duration of commute, regardless of mode used, and increases when travelling with company. After the journey, evidence shows that the commute experience "spills over" into how people feel and perform at work and home. However, a consistent link between commuting and life satisfaction overall has not been established. The evidence suggests that commuters are generally successful in trading off the drawbacks of longer and more arduous commute journeys against the benefits they bring in relation to overall life satisfaction, but further research is required to understand the decision making involved. The evidence review points to six areas that warrant policy action and research: (i) enhancing the commute experience; (ii) increasing commute satisfaction; (iii) reducing the impacts of long duration commutes; (iv) meeting commuter preferences; (v) recognising flexibility and constraints in commuting routines and (vi) accounting for SWB impacts of commuting in policy making and appraisal.

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“…In addition to these physical tolls, studies have also shown that exposures to traffic congestion may be linked to psychological stress [12,13,14,15,16,17] and reduced well-being [18,19]. Furthermore, some studies have argued that longer commuting time, which is worsened by traffic congestion, may harm people’s work-family balance [20] or even increase the likelihood of being involved in domestic violence [21].…”

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Beyond Commuting: Ignoring Individuals’ Activity-Travel Patterns May Lead to Inaccurate Assessments of Their Exposure to Traffic Congestion

Kim

Kwan

2018

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This research examines whether individual exposures to traffic congestion are significantly different between assessments obtained with and without considering individuals’ activity-travel patterns in addition to commuting trips. We used crowdsourced real-time traffic congestion data and the activity-travel data of 250 individuals in Los Angeles to compare these two assessments of individual exposures to traffic congestion. The results revealed that individual exposures to traffic congestion are significantly underestimated when their activity-travel patterns are ignored, which has been postulated as a manifestation of the uncertain geographic context problem (UGCoP). The results also highlighted that the probability distribution function of exposures is heavily skewed but tends to converge to its average when individuals’ activity-travel patterns are considered when compared to one obtained when those patterns are not considered, which indicates the existence of the neighborhood effect averaging problem (NEAP). Lastly, space-time visualizations of individual exposures illustrated that people’s exposures to traffic congestion vary significantly even if they live at the same residential location due to their idiosyncratic activity-travel patterns. The results corroborate the claims in previous studies that using data aggregated over areas (e.g., census tracts) or focusing only on commuting trips (and thus ignoring individuals’ activity-travel patterns) may lead to erroneous assessments of individual exposures to traffic congestion or other environmental influences.

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Urban commuting – A threat to the work-family balance?

Cited by 27 publications

References 59 publications

Impact of Absolute and Relative Commute Time on Work–Family Conflict: Work Schedule Control, Child Care Hours, and Life Satisfaction

Impact of Absolute and Relative Commute Time on Work–Family Conflict: Work Schedule Control, Child Care Hours, and Life Satisfaction

Commuting and wellbeing: a critical overview of the literature with implications for policy and future research

Beyond Commuting: Ignoring Individuals’ Activity-Travel Patterns May Lead to Inaccurate Assessments of Their Exposure to Traffic Congestion

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