The relationship between instrumental, symbolic and affective factors as predictors of car use: A structural equation modeling approach

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 790-799

  Lois, David ^a   López Sáez, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION;

AFFECT; CAR USE; INSTRUMENTAL FUNCTION; MOTIVES; SYMBOLIC FUNCTIONS;

AUTOMOBILES;

CAR USE; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 71249121421     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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