Perceived accessibility and life satisfaction: the mediating role of activity participation?

IF 7.3 1区工程技术 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI:10.1016/j.trd.2025.104848

Milad Mehdizadeh , Maarten Kroesen , Jonas De Vos

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Abstract

A lack of accessibility can lead to social exclusion and lower quality of life. While research has shown that objective accessibility measures influence well-being, few studies have examined the role of perceived accessibility. In this study, we test the notion that activity participation might play a mediating role in the relationship between perceived accessibility and well-being. In addition, we hypothesize that perceived accessibility may also directly influence well-being, assuming that a sense of residing in an accessible place has intrinsic value to people. Using data from the 2022 Netherlands Mobility Panel (n = 4,222), we test these chain relationships: perceived accessibility-activity participation-life satisfaction. The results of the structural equation modeling show that higher perceived accessibility by cars and bicycles directly enhances life satisfaction, while perceived accessibility by walking influences life satisfaction only indirectly, through increased activity participation. Accessibility by public transport, however, has no direct/indirect significant effect on well-being.

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感知可及性与生活满意度：活动参与的中介作用？

缺乏可及性可能导致社会排斥和生活质量下降。虽然研究表明，客观的可达性措施会影响幸福感，但很少有研究考察了感知可达性的作用。在本研究中，我们检验了活动参与可能在感知可及性和幸福感之间的关系中起中介作用的概念。此外，我们假设感知可达性也可能直接影响幸福感，假设居住在一个可达的地方的感觉对人们具有内在价值。使用来自2022年荷兰流动性调查小组（n = 4,222）的数据，我们测试了这些链关系：感知可达性-活动参与-生活满意度。结构方程模型的结果表明，较高的汽车和自行车可达性直接提高了生活满意度，而步行可达性仅通过增加活动参与间接影响生活满意度。然而，公共交通的可达性对幸福感没有直接/间接的显著影响。

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Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment 工程技术-运输科技

CiteScore

14.40

自引率

9.20%

发文量

314

审稿时长

39 days

期刊介绍： Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment focuses on original research exploring the environmental impacts of transportation, policy responses to these impacts, and their implications for transportation system design, planning, and management. The journal comprehensively covers the interaction between transportation and the environment, ranging from local effects on specific geographical areas to global implications such as natural resource depletion and atmospheric pollution. We welcome research papers across all transportation modes, including maritime, air, and land transportation, assessing their environmental impacts broadly. Papers addressing both mobile aspects and transportation infrastructure are considered. The journal prioritizes empirical findings and policy responses of regulatory, planning, technical, or fiscal nature. Articles are policy-driven, accessible, and applicable to readers from diverse disciplines, emphasizing relevance and practicality. We encourage interdisciplinary submissions and welcome contributions from economically developing and advanced countries alike, reflecting our international orientation.