Car use: Lust and must. Instrumental, symbolic and affective motives for car use

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 147-162

  Steg, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affect; Car use; Instrumental function; Motives; Symbolic function

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DRIVER LICENSING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

CAR USE; COMMUTER CARS; MATERIAL POSSESSIONS; POLICY MAKERS;

AUTOMOBILES;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CAR USE; COMMUTING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRONINGEN [GRONINGEN (PRV)]; GRONINGEN [NETHERLANDS]; NETHERLANDS; ROTTERDAM; SOUTH HOLLAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13344287016     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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