Jeruseviciute, Greta (2020) Why are Student Cyclists the Happiest Commuters? A case from Groningen, Netherlands. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
An increasing volume of research is being conducted to understand well-being and how it can be increased to create healthier and happier societies. One particular focus is on subjective well-being and how it is affected by various policy domains such as transport. A component of subjective well-being – travel satisfaction – has been found to be affected by transport mode, with cyclists’ time and again reaping highest levels of travel satisfaction. However, there has been limited research exploring reasons for such, especially qualitatively. Thus, this study aims to explore why student cyclists are the happiest commuters, taking a case from Groningen. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted online, coded and analysed in relation to existing themes. This research backed up existing theories and contributed to disproving and clearing up the importance of infrastructure for cyclist satisfaction. The main contributing factors towards satisfaction seemed to be the experiences and increased commuting control. Further investigation into the relationship through triangulation should be considered to gain a more robust understanding.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Ballas, D. |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2020 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2020 09:16 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3295 |
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