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Happiness and Satisfaction with work commute
- Source :
- Social Indicators Research, Social Indicators Research, 111(1), 255. Springer
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för psykologi, 2013.
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Abstract
- Research suggests that for many people happiness is being able to make the routines of everyday life work, such that positive feelings dominate over negative feelings resulting from daily hassles. In line with this, a survey of work commuters in the three largest urban areas of Sweden show that satisfaction with the work commute contributes to overall happiness. It is also found that feelings during the commutes are predominantly positive or neutral. Possible explanatory factors include desirable physical exercise from walking and biking, as well as that short commutes provide a buffer between the work and private spheres. For longer work commutes, social and entertainment activities either increase positive affects or counteract stress and boredom. Satisfaction with being employed in a recession may also spill over to positive experiences of work commutes. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11205-012-0003-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
- Subjects :
- Work commute
Sociology and Political Science
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Social Sciences(all)
Article
Emotional well-being
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Psychology
Sociale Geografie & Planologie
Everyday life
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Business Administration
Företagsekonomi
Psykologi
General Social Sciences
Life satisfaction
Boredom
Quality of working life
emotional well-being
Well-being
Happiness
Job satisfaction
medicine.symptom
Social psychology
work commute
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03038300
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Social Indicators Research, Social Indicators Research, 111(1), 255. Springer
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9ae02ba9699033837bf5eb500bd5f167