Investigating the role of activity-travel participation and daily travel satisfaction on physical and mental health in Bandung Metropolitan Area

Abstract

Daily travel satisfaction that may intermediate relationship between activity-travel behaviour variables, and physical and mental health has previously been considered. However, previous studies were rarely to use daily travel satisfaction as an intermediate variable in examining the effect of daily activity in conjunction with travel participation on physical and mental health. Using hierarchical structural equation modeling, this present study expanded its focus on travel and health by investigating the role and its interconnected aspects of activity-travel participation and daily travel satisfaction on physical and mental health in Bandung. Result showed that daily travel satisfaction can be measured by socio-demographic, activity-travel participation, travel attributes, and geographical condition, as well as positively correlated towards better self-reported physical and mental health.