TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Does perceived stress mediate the relationship between commuting and health-related quality of life?
JO  - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour
A1  - Rüger, Heiko
A1  - Pfaff, Simon
A1  - Weishaar, Heide
A1  - Wiernik, Brenton M.
SP  - 100
EP  - 108
VL  - 50
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1369-8478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2017.07.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -