Affective-symbolic and instrumental-independence psychological motives mediating effects of socio-demographic variables on daily car use

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-38

  Bergstad, Cecilia Jakobsson ^a   Gamble, Amelie ^a   Hagman, Olle ^a   Polk, Merritt ^a   Gärling, Tommy ^a   Olsson, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Car use; Psychological motives; Socio demographic variables

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 78649443689     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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