@article{ref1,
title="Does perceived stress mediate the relationship between commuting and health-related quality of life?",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2017",
author="Rüger, Heiko and Pfaff, Simon and Weishaar, Heide and Wiernik, Brenton M.",
volume="50",
number="",
pages="100-108",
abstract="Previous research indicates that employees with long commutes suffer from impaired health. In this paper, we argue that this relation should be conceptualized within a stress-strain framework. Using data from 1928 expatriate employees of the German Foreign Office, we test the mediating role of perceived stress in the relation between daily commuting time and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We find that long commutes are associated with substantially lower HRQOL and that this relation is well-accounted for by associated increases in stress, particularly among parents. We discuss how a stress perspective can inform future research on commuting impacts and implications for individual, organizational, and policy interventions to mitigate adverse consequences of commuting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/j.trf.2017.07.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2017.07.005"
}