Does perceived stress mediate the relationship between commuting and health-related quality of life?

被引:38
作者
Rueger, Heiko [1 ]
Pfaff, Simon [1 ]
Weishaar, Heide [2 ]
Wiernik, Brenton M. [3 ]
机构
[1] Fed Inst Populat Res, Friedrich Ebert Allee 4, D-65185 Wiesbaden, Germany
[2] Hertie Sch Governance, Friedrichstr 180, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
[3] Univ Ghent, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
关键词
Daily commuting; Stress; Strain; Health; Transportation; Job Demands-Resources model; Conservation of Resources model; TRAVEL IMPEDANCE; RESOURCES; DISTANCE; CONSERVATION; METAANALYSIS; WORKPLACE; MOBILITY; TIME;
D O I
10.1016/j.trf.2017.07.005
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
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. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:100 / 108
页数:9
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