In the driving seat: psychosocial benefits from private motor vehicle transport compared to public transport |
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| Institution: | 1. MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK;2. Family Medicine Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 12, 141 83 Huddinge, Sweden;3. Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8RS, UK;1. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., 1-165, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States;2. Edward H. and Joyce Linde Associate Professor of Transportation and City Planning, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., 9-523, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States;1. Izmir University of Economics, Department of Psychology, Sakarya Caddesi, No: 156, 35330 Balcova, Izmir, Turkey;2. Studio Apertura, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Social Research, Dragvoll, 7491 Trondheim, Norway;3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology, Dragvoll, 7491 Trondheim, Norway;1. McCaughey VicHealth Community Wellbeing Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia;2. Healthy Liveable Cities Group, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Australia;3. Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University;1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa;2. Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Transport Development, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa;1. Department of Business Studies, University of Roma Tre, Via Silvio D''Amico, 77, 00145 Rome, Italy;2. Division of Service Management and Logistics, Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden;3. CTF, Service Research Centre SAMOT, Service and Marketing Oriented Transport Research, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | The aim of current transport policy in the UK and many other developed countries is to reduce reliance on private motor vehicle transport in order to promote public health and reduce environmental degradation. Despite the emphasis in these policies on the unhealthiness of private motor car use, epidemiological studies have consistently shown that car access is associated with longevity and better health. We examine this paradox using a postal survey of adults in the West of Scotland (n=2043, m=896, f=1147) to investigate the psychosocial benefits associated with private and public motor vehicle transport. Those with access to a car appear to gain more psychosocial benefits (mastery, self esteem, and feelings of autonomy, protection, and prestige) than public transport users from their habitual mode of transport. Being a car driver conferred more benefits than being a passenger, except for self esteem which was only associated with driving among men. Self-esteem was also associated with type of car among men but not women. This study suggests that if people are to be encouraged to reduce private motor vehicle use, policies need to take into account some of the psychosocial benefits people might derive from such use. |
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